Growth Of Slavery
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The Growth of Slavery
The institution of slavery played a major role in the economy of the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775. Because of social, economic and geographic factors of the southern colonies, such as social class, money, and temperature, the growth of slavery accelerated. As the southern colonies started to depend more and more on slaves as the years went on, they needed slaves to survive.
There were many social factors present in the southern colonies that encouraged the growth of slavery. For example, men made up the majority of the population in the early southern colonies. Because many of the men didn't have extended families they needed slaves in order to run the plantations efficiently. In addition, the way to a higher social standing in the colonies was by purchasing land and by having a big plantation. In order to run a big plantation, they needed slaves. Also, the European slave owners were very cruel to their slaves. Some owners would "brand" their slaves by using a hot iron to indicate which company that the slaves work for...