American Slave Trade Research Paper

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Some historians have argued that the abundance of land, a shortage of labor, and demand for colonial good in Europe explains the development of the American slave trade. I agree with this statement because the colonies were expanding, which led to more fields/land/farms needing more laborers. The need for slaves were to aid in the production of crops such as tobacco, also because the people wanted to be able to have workers and not have to pay them. This way they could make more money to either buy more slaves or more land. The labor systems developed in the new world as a result of the development of the new economic systems. The colonists required the need for indentured servants, slavery, and free labor. Indentured servants had a

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