How Did Slavery Affect The Success Of The British Colonies
Slavery played an extremely important role in the financial success of the British Colonies in North America and deeply impacted both the North and South. The economy of the South was heavily reliant on slaves to grow many of their cash crops. Due to this, the British were able to sell theses crops for a ton of profit, and also use them as raw material for their own manufactured good. Slave labourers on plantations also served as an large export market for British manufacturing goods. Both the North and South were able to benefit from this slave based economy. The South was able to benefit from the sale and production of the crops. While the North was able to benefit from the increased trade. This slave based economy also impacted American