How Did Bacon's Rebellion Influence The Growth Of Slavery?
Slavery has been the product of growing civilizations and society since the time of the Egyptians. Started by the need for labor slavery became the preferred method of labor. With a growing economy, many were unable to find enough help on the farms and plantations started in the colonies. The plantation owners in the south depended more on the workers, and fueled the need for slavery. In the South the main colonial exports consisted of cotton, and tobacco. In the beginning the plantation were small so not as many workers were need. However as time went on colonies, and plantations increased which led to the demand for more workers. There were now not enough english indentured servants, and owners began to rely on the work of African-American slaves. This occurred in 1670 when english birth rates dropped, and the economy increased( The Colonia Population). Bacon’s rebellion also influenced the major start of slavery in the United States for indentured servants were often promised land upon finishing the required labor and more often than not the rewards were not given to them. Indentured servants were also freed after a certain amount of time
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As the demand for slavery grew it created the Atlantic slave trade. Starting with trade first between the Caribbean, and southern colonies, and then expanding to include Europe, the slave trade grew more refined, and grim. Larger numbers of slaves began to be transported on merchant ships sometimes up to 500 slaves were brought over at a single time. Once brought over the slaves were torn apart from their families, sold, and forced to work under horrific conditions. Without the ability to speak up for themselves, slaves had no opportunities to gain rights or freedoms until the civil war. Slaves became the only method of controlled labor. Created by greed and a growing economy slavery shaped the markets of the New
As the demand for slavery grew it created the Atlantic slave trade. Starting with trade first between the Caribbean, and southern colonies, and then expanding to include Europe, the slave trade grew more refined, and grim. Larger numbers of slaves began to be transported on merchant ships sometimes up to 500 slaves were brought over at a single time. Once brought over the slaves were torn apart from their families, sold, and forced to work under horrific conditions. Without the ability to speak up for themselves, slaves had no opportunities to gain rights or freedoms until the civil war. Slaves became the only method of controlled labor. Created by greed and a growing economy slavery shaped the markets of the New