It's a shame that only two Study Groups were able to meet last week's challenge and complete all their blog posts by Friday. I hope that you are all up to this week's topic. Several of you did an exemplary job of NOT REPEATING information and of contributing a new, specific fact to the discussion. :)
Now it's time for everyone to work on this. Ms. Grosz and I have been patient as you all get used to blogging. Do not copy directly from the book or an Internet source (as several of you have); instead, analyze and interpret the information for yourself. You should be able to contribute to the conversation by putting forth your own ideas or summarizing and giving credit to the author. Do not repeat what has been said; you will have to read your peers' comments first. Finally, when you reply to a peer, you need to contribute to the discussion. For instance, instead of "I agree! Excellent point!" give a good reason WHY you agree and it is an excellent point.
Here's the new blog topic to get you started:
How did economic, geographic, and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of the Southern colonies between 1607 and 1775? Pick one aspect, be specific, and explain. You might teach one of your classmates something new :)
Happy blogging, Minions!
Economic factors of the south encouraged slavery because it was cheap. They saw that when they would let indentured servants go it created more competition for the people that owned the plantations because the indentured servants would go out and find their own land and start growing their own crops. Slaves, unlike indentured servants, could be kept for aslong as the owner wished. Once they realized that slaves were a cheaper and more effective choice the colonist decided to use slaves instead. This really encouraged the growth of slavery. If you found something cheaper and more effective I think you would enjoy it more too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that, it's better to have slaves than indentured slaves because indentured slaves could eventually leave and build their own plantation down the road causing competition
DeleteI agree with you Sabrina. Indentured servants becoming the competition after being released really did create a wake up call for the plantation owners. This caused them to, like you said, use slaves instead.
DeleteYes, the fact that the slaves were a form of cheap labor encoraged slave labor . The whites saw it as a cheaper way of making the cultivation of their plantation more effecient at a lower cost. it was economicaly profitable and geographicly feasible, being benificial to those of which own plantations.
DeleteSabrina, you made it a little difficult for me to post! My ideas were so similar to yours. However, you should have added a little bit on the law of supply and demand that caused prices to decrease. This was a result of so many colonists having plantations.
DeleteI agree with Celia, you did make it a little hard to post! But I agree, slaves were much cheaper which made people want slaves instead of indentured servants. Slaves worked in their plantations of the owners which of course was more profitable for the owners creating a little competition toward indentured slaves.
DeleteGreat soil, acres & acres of "free" land, and the promise of riches, I mean c'mon who wouldn't love to live in the Southern colonies! They're big on the easiest & least expensive crop, tobacco. Who would've known that a produce that takes no hassle to grow, could turn a man from rags to riches? But of course all good things had to come to an end... kind of. Word got out that this cash crop was a promise to fortune and soon everyone wanted a piece. This incline I believe is what encouraged slavery; there were too many plantations, most of which were too big and full of crops that it was difficult to manage. Not to mention the fact that some of them were lazy, this lead on to the point where Southerners needed all the manpower they could get so they brought in slaves. Because the whole slave labor concept worked so well, the southerners must have thought “Why not bring in more slaves? Because after all more slaves equals more money.” Which then grew on to be a whole craziness of excessive trading and a dramatic increase in the slave population.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything that you're saying raquel. And i love the way you write your answers! And I think there was a bit more to slavery than just them being lazy. It was also because of the hard work that the land may have caused, but great job:)!
Deletei agree with Raquel because people used slaves as a way of cheap labor. Anybody that was in i for the money, which was mostly everyone, wanted slaves. If they owned a great deal of land they needed slaves to help maintain their crops.
DeleteI completely agree, Raquel. Who wouldn't take advantage of cheap labor. They found a simple way to make money, and also save money on cheap labor. Very well said.
DeleteI agree with you Raquel. Ms. Macklin talked about this a couple days ago. Yes, cheap labor seemed like such a great plan but it lead to over population and an economic decrease. Maybe it was such a great plan.
DeleteUpon arrival to the Southern colonies, it was evident that the climate was favorable for growing a variety of staple crops. However, the demand back in the mother country called for tobacco and rice, which soon became the main exports of this region. Fortunately, the lands of the South were level and fertile-perfect for the cultivation of cash crops and the establishment of plantations. Sure enough, with time, agriculture became the main practice of the Southern colonies-the medium being plantation systems. Southern colonists who owned large vasts of land wanted to mass produce these goods in order to make substantial amounts of profit. These plantations systems occupied a large labor force capable of tilling the acres of land. Indentured servants, however, were thought to be less trustworthy and manageable after several scattered rebellions and mutinies. African slaves, therefore, became the new source of cheap labor, since they were ultimately more manageable than the indentured servants of the South. A mild climate and fertile landscape helped encourage the usage of slavery.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Edgar with the fact that the slaves were more manageable because after Bacon's Rebellion the owners of the plantations became scared that more indetured servants would rebel, causing them to set their eyes on the African continent.
DeleteOne thing that encouraged slavery was Bacon's Rebellion. It was acctually why salvery in America started. Bacon and about 1,000 other indentured slaves rose up and revolted, the effects of the rebelion made the colonists want workers who were less troublesome, this is why they started looking to africa.
ReplyDeleteI also agree when you said that the bacons rebellion was a big part because it did make the white people want to look towards africa for slaves. It really encouraged them to want more!
DeleteI Agree Entirely. However I feel it should also be acknowledged how much slavery also helped the former indentured servnts in getting out of servitude.
Deletei agree. Also you have to think that slaves from Africa were much easier to distinguish in a crowd. It was harder for them to escape because it was easier to find them due to their color. Also slaves from Africa already knew how to cultivate the land and grow certain crops like rice.
Delete1619 was a critical year in development. The House of Buregesses was created, but more importantly, the first slaves were brought into the colony of Jamestown, Virginia. Some geographic factors was the harsh geography and climate. the rocky soil demanded hard work and frugal habits. therefore, they needed slaves to do all this hard work for them. Also some social factors was that there social status may have went up because having slaves meant that you had money. Slavery was also very cheap which meant that the economy didn't go down. They could actually increase their economy. Slavery was very profitable.
ReplyDeleteI think it was the New England colonies that had rocky soil not the Southern colonies that's why they had subsistence farming not large scale plantations.
DeleteI agree with Cesar, the south did not have rocky soil, it had rich soil so they needed workers who would make them money and would not rebel so they started getting slaves from Africa.
DeletePeople in the south had huge land where they raised cotton and corn.Their land was huge, making it almost impossible for someone to take care and harvest every season. Unlike the north the south had nicer weather in specifics their winters were mild compared to the north.Their land was to big so they need to hire help. This is why slavery was a big thing in the south. Why would you pay a white worker when you could buy cheap slaves and have them working for free. You may think that religion would be against slavery but like John Winthrop, Puritans,Christians, etc believed that everyone has a place in life and god put you in that position for a reason, and that you do not mess with god' plan.
ReplyDeleteI think the south grew a BROAD variety of crops,not only corn and cotton.I agree in the statement that you posted that stated that the south had better weather than the north which is true.The environment of the south helped the crops production which caused the growth of slavery.
Deleteyeah i agree religion had a part for the southern colonie's slavey
DeleteI agree with you Andres about the South's large plantation. It is a reason why slave owners bought large amounts of slaves to work on their land for such a cheap price.
DeleteThe geography of the southern colonies really encouraged the growth of slavery. The south had great, arable land. As people began to migrate to the south, more and more plantations began to rise. These plantions varied in size and also in workers. The wealthier white men owned bigger pieces of land and grew more crops. Of course these men couldn't get their hands dirty so they purchased slaves. Like a Sabrina said before they began by using indentured servants but after a while they realized that letting them go wasn't helping their wealth grow so they switched to slaves. These weren't released and worked for little or no pay.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the southern colonies being encouraged to get slaves because of the geography because they did spread out more and want more land from the New World. They set out to make it as easy as possible to harvest all of it the fastest way possible and that was using slaves.
DeleteI agree with your post camelia. The white men did control most of thr land and,the slaves werebeing used for cheap labor. It was very fortunate that the land was fertile and crops grew well there. Nice blog post
DeleteSlavery had been around for thousands of years but US Slavery was a peculiar capitalism inhumane institution . People were property and had no human rights . Slavery was all over the colonies but mainly in southern colonies and that was because of the geographic resources . The south was filled with fertile soil and a mild climate which made it easier for plantations to be held . White wealthy folks looked at slavery as an economic necessity. Crops like sugar , cotton, rice and tobacco were very labor intensive and of course they weren't planning on doing the work themselves , so instead the used slaves. Slaves represented wealth for this farmers . Some farmers even twisted the bible into making it seem like slavery was right. They believed blacks were working for the good of their souls. Even the pope endorsed slavery which just work as another great excuse for the whites to use. Slavery is regulated in the Old Testament, but there's no sense there in that God disapproves of the institution .
ReplyDeleteI loved the way you brought about the slavery all around the world and the fact that the US slavery did not occur until this time.
DeleteIn the south slaves were frowned upon. Blacks were thought to be not as intelligint, capable and had not have the potential whites did. The blacks, slaves, africans were very much inferior to the whites. The whites thought by purchasing slaves as a form of cheap labor they were doing the slaves a favor. Because the slaves were often underlooked, the thoght of them working on planttations being involved with society reassured the whites that slave labor was all the more merry. Therefore the use of slavey in the plantations made the souths cultivation of crops more effecient.
ReplyDeleteYea that is very true being how Africa was a huge developing country. They took advantage of that big time consdering tribes were still around the time they started bringing slaves to America. I am sure if they were the ones who had devloped quicker and Europe had been devloping then similar things would have happened.
DeleteThe geography of the southern colonies was perfect for large scale plantation farming. There weren't enough workers coming in and indentured servants
ReplyDeletewouldn't work forever. Slaves on the other hand would be used for labor for the rest of their lives. When your running low on slaves what do you do, just breed them and you have another set of hands on the field.
i agree with you on that cesar because the south did have great arable land unlike the new england colonies.
DeleteThe southern colonies had great soil to grow cash crops in and the climate was very suitable for the growth as well. Cotton and tobacco was being a very popular crop that was being grown all over the colony. since the land owners found it as too much work to do themselves they bought slaves, mainly the ones that were brought from africa, and used them for both the plantations and their own personal needs. In that time slaves did not have any rights so they had no say in what they did or in being sold. African slaves were a source of cheap labor, the southern colonies had fertile soil and mild climates, and tobacco and cotton were being very popular for the econonmy of the Southern Colonies.
ReplyDeleteYes, the use of African slaves increased due to a high demand in labor. The increasing size and quantity of plantations occupied more lqbor, although the plantation owners leaned more towards incorporating African slaves instead of potentially rebellious indentured servants. An increase for the demand in these cash crops you mentioned contributed to the usage of more African slaves.
DeleteIsnt it way easier to find an African American in a crowd full of whites? The Africans were the obvious choice for slavery. They were easy to pick out of a crowd and knew how to cultivate and work the land. Better to have them working for you than against you right? They would come to the new world as indentured servants and then all of a sudden found that they werent going to be freed. What better way to get rich and stay rich if you dont have to pay your workers. All the income stays in the plantation owners pocket.
ReplyDeleteI somewhat agree with what you are saying but i would like to add that not all plantation owners either got richer or stayed rich. In many cases they lost their wealth, and also since nearly every plantation owner had slave the value of them decreased so it was hard to sell them once they had too many slaves.
DeleteI agree with you Elizabeth, but I would like to add that the slaves knew they were not going to work as indentured servants, they knew their destiny as slaves, and they knew they were not going to be freed.
DeleteI really like how you worded this. I do think the whites got the slaves so they can work for them than against them, because if the slaves had there own plantations they would of had more crops than the whites and they would of made more profit than the whites.
DeleteOne of the big geographic factors that encouraged the growth of slavery as an important part of the southern colonies economy was that no one really wanted to work in the extremely hot south. No one wanted to work in the plantations, and to have paid white men to work there, would've been extremely expensive compared to just enslaving other people to work there. The amount of profit that the plantation owners would get would be increased dramatically if they didin't have to pay for workers over and over again.
ReplyDeleteI agree the profit that the plantation owners would get would increase dramatically. This contributed to the wanting of more people for their plantations and bringing slaves was cheap.
DeleteI agree with you, Alex, about purchasing slaves instead of white people because it is cheaper. By enforcing slaves to work for little or no pay created a large profit for plantation/salve owners.
DeleteThe laws of primogeniture forced younger siblings to search for their own wealth. One of the outcomes of these laws were plantations. Plantations, indeed, needed to be worked. The solution was slvery. Since slavery was cheap, plantation owners were even more encouraged to prosper. As plantations expanded, so did the slavery percentage. Therefore, southern colonies' economic situations fairly improved.
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I agree with you, and to add-on a little to what you are saying, the slaves that were first being brought over to the south, were indentured slaves, but when they were released they started competition to the white plantation owners, so the slave owners stopped releasing them, as they were told they would.
DeleteThe fact that the Southern colonies needed slaves for the plantations made an economic boost.Not only were slaves a cheap source of labor, but also the owners saved some time of their own. The slaves had no rights, which ended up in Bacon's Rebellion, eventually the owners gave up and started looking at another source for cheap labor. Slavery was a big part of the Southern colonies.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the first half of your comment. Slaves were definitely a cheap source of labor. However, it wasn't the lack of slaves' rights that started Bacon's Rebellion. It was the indentured servants that rebelled and, as a result, the plantation owners brought in slaves.
DeleteGeographicly ,what people might not even realise, the ocean that seperated the africans and the colonies prevented much slave trade. Now consdering how many slaves we still had even with how far they were. It still could have been much worse. Not only did it cost money to bring a slave to America it was not a 100% that the slave would even make it. Many slaves would typically die travling through the ship and the upkeep was not easily affordable. Reasons like this were why only wealthy people could afford to buy and upkeep a slave.
ReplyDeleteYeah most of the slaves died on the way to America for many reasons which include from famine, being clogged in a tight packed ship,gasping for air, and many dying from starvation and also dehydration.
DeleteThe rich soil of the southern colonies made there be more massive crops on the south.The climate of the southern colonies influenced a lot of slavery,because of the environment to grow more massive crops.This caused the need for slave owners to look for people,so they were called slaves to work on the southern colonists crops.The rate of slavery increased among the south because of more massive crop growing.Plantation owners did not pay the slaves at all;They were cruel.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the factors that contributed to slavery becoming used so much. While there was the Geographical point to slavery there was also the economic which was the cash crop that was being mass produced.
DeleteGrowth slavery had to do with many reasons but when the plantantion owners found out that the labor was cheaper, they decided to get rid of the indentured servants. And yes they were not just let go. It created competition between indentured servants and slaves. When plantation owner aquired slaves it also gave them a sense of pride, which made them want more and more slaves. Which made the slave population grow.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with your statement Josue. How would the plantation owner a sense of pride? That is absurd. I agree when you said that the plantation owners found it cheaper, but that was it. How did it create competition for the indentured servents and the slaves? How did they get a sense of pride and made them want to more and more slaves? If you answer these questions, it would be great.
DeleteI think what Josue was trying to say is by a sense of pride is that more slaves meant you had more money in way. Therefore, the more slaves that an owner had represented their wealth. Obviously, the owner who had the most, could have came to think they were the big shots around. That's the way I took his statement, but I could be wrong
DeleteSlavery was real important part of the southern colonies. ISlaves brought more money that the white people did not have to work for. The great thing the southern colonies had is that they had very good soil and a lot of land to work with, they could grow good crops and make a living. The geographic of these colonies was very good. Although slavery did not enrich everyone, because of the different social classes, it still made the poor white men in control of the slaves, and this brought their hopes up so they started to want more and more slaves. The rich would always be higher and richer, and able to buy them.
ReplyDeleteA economic factor that encouraged the growth of slavery were the wealthy white owners.These owners that had more land and also different connections with other wealthy owners.The owners would buy and let free the indentured slaves but after Bacon's rebellion this all changed, some of the land owners wouldn't let free the indentured slaves that they had bought and made more profit by it.Therefore, they had more workers and they could get more for it.They were economically good until later on in history.
ReplyDeleteSlavery was enhanced after the "Poor Man's Crop" reached such high demand in England. After all, this was a crop that did not require too much land or resources. The colonists saw it as an opportunity to get rich quick and everyone seemed to be growing it. However, they failed to realize that by law of supply and demand, the price of mass produced tobacco would decrease. Now, they had to find a way to make this production cheaper so that they may still make a profit, so they sought cheaper labor. They found slaves that they could by once and keep indefinately and even have more profit as they kept their children for free. The colonists benefitted so much more from these slaves then they had with the indentured servants that had to be freed at some point.
ReplyDeleteProbably one of the biggest factors in the rise of slavery is the many rebellions that were happening. Before using slaves, the planters were using indentured servants as a form of labor. They were promised to have land after they were freed from servitude. However, as more servants were freed, and more land was being owned, planters began to recognize that they were having competition in the selling of tobacco. Newly freed servants were now no longer owning land, and worked for their former masters at a low wage. This began to stir up the newly freed servants, causing them to have uprisings and rebellions. The planters began to look for new workers that were cheaper and more manageable, so they set their sights on African slaves. -Samuel Luna
ReplyDeleteThe South was an agriculturally based economy. They were looking for a cheap solution to the labor problem. We didn't have Hispanic immigrant workers back then. No farm machinery. And of course the planters found a lot of appeal in the idea of having a class of people whom they considered to be expendable or of lower class take care of this problem.
ReplyDeleteI kinda agree with you but you didn't really put slavery in there much. the plantation owners didn't have to pay the slaves more reason to get them all they had to do was pay for them. With these slaves they had more tobacco to sell more money.
DeleteDuring 1607-1775 the Southern Colonies greatly apprieciated the right to own slaves. The Southern Colonies relied on the free and/or cheap labor that they brought. The plantation owners soon realized the amount of money it was bringing in. Soon it was a normal thing to have slaves. The Southern Colonies had rich and fertile soil which made growing crops even more easy. Which in return fueled the mother country's need for more crops such as rice and tobacco. Therefore the southern colonies needed to produced more which caused for more slaves. Soon after the demand for more crops came about the Southern Colonies' export levels rose. Therefre the colonies of the south became one of the most important regions of the colonies.
ReplyDeleteWhen news spread about how the climate and soil were suitable for growing cash crops and other needs, many people decided to live in the southern colonies. I believe this is how slavery was encouraged. People were able to to acquire big lands, but it would be too much work for them to handle alone. Colonist then decided to use slaves as a source of labor. They were both hard workers and a cheap source labor. It then became an important factor in the economy in the South. People needed slaves to do work for them.
ReplyDeleteThe southern colonies became very successful because it had an advantage. This advantage was the region it was located in. The southern colonies had great soil, very good for growing crops. Especially, tobacco, which become the major crop of the south. Thus, the demand for tobacco was beginning to increase. Therefor, that's where the slaves come in. Slves were needed to work on these plantations, causing the popultion of slaves to grow.
ReplyDeleteGeography was a major cause to the growth of slavery in the Southern colonies due to it's rich soil and land, which made it easy to grow crops. The climate also made it easy. The main cash crops grown were cotton and tobacco. The people that started growing crops and realized how much of a profet they could make from it incouraged slavery for all the crops that needed picking. All the labor was done by the slaves and the profet went to the white men. They picked slavery so they wouldn't have to pay them, and if they did pay it was a very small amount. The land varied and however big or small the land was how many slaves they needed. Although slavery was cruel, they made their money and were smart to create this method.
ReplyDeleteThe land in the Southern Colonies were a crucial factor in how they raised their money, and they raised their money using slaves and plantations, both ruled by the white man. They had an economy solely based upon the agriculture system. That was their only source of economy. They didn't industrialize because all of the land was taken by farmers used for raising tobacco and other cash crops. Free labor from the slaves was a clear MUST. The slaves nurtured to the crops, not the owners of the plantation. So it is clear to say that Slaves were the economy, where would the South be at if they didnt have slaves?
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with you Joe. The white men made their good money. They most definitely based their economy on these slaves and their plantations. I must ask, they didn't pay any slaves at all?
DeleteEcononmically, the south had much virture in the sense of growing so many crops. They were crops people needed. With so many crops and few people willing to do the labor, the plantion owners needed a solution to get the work done, without losing any money. Their way of fixing that, was to just have FREE labor. It was a win/win situation for the plantation owners leaving the slaves with no other option. This kind of free labor made the plantations all the more wealthy with so much demand and having the resources to supply.
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ReplyDeleteSlavery was an important part of the economy of the Southern colonies beacuase it was a way they made profit. having slaves meant less hands on work for them, they did't have to worry if there was going to be a meal at the dinner table the next day.Southern colonies owned much land, land that was much fertile. Due to the rcih soil crops would grow very well, having crops they need help to maintain the crops. Slaves being affordable to almost anyone they saw it as an atvantage to make them grow crops for them at a low cost. Slave trading brought in new trades that grew in economy.
I completely agree with this statement. In a way the South saw slave ownership as a sense to set their economic level. The more they owned the more money they would rake in.
DeleteThe South colonies had very good land for agriculture which caused for more and more land of crops. The South didn't have enough people for all the crops they had so they brought slaves in for help. At first the Southern colonies would make the slaves work a certain amounnt and then let them free, but then they saw that they were losing money by leting the slaves free.The Southern colonies then decided that keeping slaves was best because of their work force and economic profits from keeping slaves.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Antonia. I liked how you explained how and why the south didn't let the slaves go after realizing how much they contribute.
DeleteSocial and geographical factors were the main reasons for the spread of slavery throughout the southern colonies. Afrian Americans were seen as lower on the totem pole and thus were mostly used for manual labor. They were just seen as another set of hands. Geogrphically speaking the southern colonies had rich land for agricultural purposes. Most slaves would end up working out on the fields. The main crops grown were tobacco and cotton. They were used as cash crops. in my opinion slavery wasnt really spread out economically. The southern colonies couldve done the work themselves but why bother when you can have somoeone else do it for you. They just used slavery as a benifit of manual labor
ReplyDeleteEconomic reasons for the Southern colonies to use African slaves in the plantations was that they were cheaper and it basically was free labor. The Africans would reproduce, have more children, making it easier for the plantation owners to get more workers. Since the population of slaves was getting bigger and bigger the slave owners didn't have to keep bringing slave from Africa, instead they were able to buy them at a cheap price or just get them if they the children of one of their slaves.
ReplyDeletei didn't think of that, the fact that the slaves do have children and they will be used as slaves as well is another big reason slavery was such a growing thing.
DeleteThe social factors that ecouraged slavery was the fact that they were being dehumanized. Most people saw this was okay because they thought they were "saving" the slaves with their religion and education. Another reason would have to be is they were differnt so it was easier to point them out and have them do all the work.
ReplyDeletegood job! many people didn't think of blogging about dehumanization.
DeleteI agree with your post, but imagine yourself as a slave without no rights at all, put yourself in that position.
Deleteno one would've liked to be in that position it was just too cruel.
Due to the advancing economic growth in the south on crop cultivation and trade, slavery was key in grossing even more profit. slavery was free labor and this encouraged many plantation owners to let go of indentured servants and this increased the land owning population in the south. By this time even more plantations were being created growing the major selling crops of tobacco, rice and indigo. All of these factors would only aid the economic growth of the south greatly. With all the monetary and spcial power the south grew to be a poweful contributor in the 13 colonies.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, however, how did letting go of indentured servants increase the landowning population? The servants were in need of money, so they would not be able to buy land.
DeleteThere were many factors that caused the widespread usage of slaves. Socially, most people didn't look down on others who owned slaves. No one really viewed slaves as people. People believed that everyone had their own place in society, and the slaves were simply there to serve the rich. Plantation owners believed them to be a cheaper, smarter alternative to indentured servants. Everyone had slaves. You couldn't tell people that slavery was wrong and immoral if you had ten in your backyard. This is why it was such a big part of society for many years.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Angel! But, remember, not "everyone" had slaves. Only the wealthy men could afford to have slaves to work their plantations.
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when slaves first arrived, there were only a few to start with. in the new world the main crop that was popular was tobacco. slave owners became powerful because of the success of tobacco. eventually slaves ended up working in the carribeans but this it was for sugar which had the same economic effect as tobacco did. the only reason these crops succeeded was because of the good land in the southern colonies. w/o the slaves the owners would have had to worked making less then what slaves made and less profit. african american slaves seemed to be the reason why these crops became so popular.
ReplyDeleteThe growth of slavery was due to social factors occuring in the south.The indentured slaves were making competition for the plantation owners and the plantation owners didn't want more competition so they turned to slavery.By doing this they avoided many outrageous rebellions that were waitiing to occur.Like Bacons rebellion where indentured serveants rebelled because they didnt have any land to plant crops like their former owners.Another social factor that allowed slavery to become a major role in southern colonies was the plantation laziness.They could get someone else to do their work that wont make competiton and will stay forever with little to no pay
ReplyDeleteSocial factors were one of the reasons that encouraged slavery I think because of other races whating to take over. For example the rich whites took over the africans and put them to work, yet they did need "help" in the fields but it was all just for labor and would never see a paycheck. Since they couldn't just run away they were in the fields to do hard labor to be more tired out, picking cotton and tabacco wasn't an easy job but slave owners didn't care because they made lots of profit from it and just wanted the job done.
ReplyDeleteGood job Gerardo i totally agree with what you have stated, but i think you mean that the indentured servants were who they kept for a while and then set free. The problem with that idea was that after they were set free,they became competition. Since indentured servants were white they were able to attain land.
ReplyDeleteEconomic factors encouraged slavery in the southern colonies because slavery allowed the people of the southern colonies to gain more money. Slavery allowed the southern colonies to recieve a better income because of the fact that when the people buy slaves they can use them to gather crops and other materials to sell and make profit, boosting their economy.
ReplyDeleteEconomically, slavery was pretty much cheap labor and although the slaves costed a lot they made up for it in the future when they harvested the crops the landowners' grew. There was also a geographic factor in slavery though. What inspired the wealthy of the south to even consider buying slaves was the fertile soil and various uses of it. One of the social factors are that african americans were not treated equally and do not have rights. Slaves were the tools to the countries, only to be used as much as slaves could be used.
ReplyDeleteAn economic factor that contributed to the growth of slavery in the Southern Colonies was the fact that salves were extremely cheap to bring over and to control, unlike indentured English servants, plus they had no right to be free, so they could not recieve any land like the servants, which meant more profit for them! A very important social factor in the growth of slavery was obviously the rebellions by the indentured servants (Bacon's Rebellion), which caused the planters to bring slaves in the first place. The planters knew that they could easily control the slaves better and not expect them to rebel. The geographical factor that influenced slavery was the fact that the land was extremely huge, rich, and easy to plant. Of course the planters were not about to work the fields themselves, so slavery was the easiest solution.
ReplyDeleteGeographic factors influenced the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of the Southern colonies. The reason why is because due to the geographical location of the Southern colonies they had long growing seasons which encouraged the colonist to grow cash crops specially tobacco, but there was problem there was alot of work to be done but few workers. This eventually led to the importation of slaves since the indentured servants were no longer willing to work. Slave force was necessary due to the enourmous plantations and the rigourous work that was required and that nobody would do. Overall, if it hadn't been for the slaves the Southern economy would of never had flourished.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the fact that the southern colonies had slaves at the time had a big roll in the success of the colonies. The slaves did make southern colonies flourish.
DeleteI agree with you Gustavo the geographic factors influenced the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of the Southern colonies because if it wasnt for the soil being so rich the coloneies wouldnt need slaves.
DeleteIn the Southern Colonies there was a lot agriculture to be done and not many settlers wanted to farm or grow crops. They soon realized that slaves were a better choice and they were cheap to use. The economic development really increased the use of slaves and the more slaves they used the better it was for the common people to make a profit and benefit. People didn't have to do a lot to keep slaves because they worked for so little and demanded so little. There were some problems with the slaves but because they had a such a good work force many people ignored them. As slaves did all the crop growing and manual labor the owners had to just sit back and let their money keep flowing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you've said, Juan. The primary reason slaved were used was for the fact that so much labor had to be done for all the demand of the crops so why not just conjure up people to do it for me. It was a win/win situation for the plantation owners.
DeleteEconomically, slaves were the reason people were able to make money. They were the ones who did all the labor work that their slave owners could not or simply would not do. Geographically, many slaves were located in the south. The reason they were so many slaves in the south was because the land was so fertile. They were able to grow tobacco, grains, and cotton. Owning slaves also meant that you were wealthy. That is where the social factors come into play. Usually the upper and middle classes were the ones who owned the slaves. Having slaves not only was cheap and beneficial but it was sort of seen as a "good look" to others.
ReplyDeleteI agree but i don't understand when you say they were a "good luck". but yes, w/o slaves the southern colonies would not have succeeded like it did.
DeleteThe arable land in the Southern colonies encouraged the growth and requirement of slaves. The soil was really good in the Southern colonies and it caused an increase in plantations. The increase in plantations demanded an increase in the workforce, so the colonists/farmers started bringing in salves from Africa.
ReplyDeleteWell a factor that encouraged the growth of slavery was money. The only thing was that because many noticed that the more slaves they had the more profit they got which made a the social classes split a little bit more. Since it seems to be human nature the people that were being left behind (middle class)got a bit competitive. Due to that sence of competition there was a greater demand for slaves.
ReplyDeleteI agree on the fact that at this time money was begging its affect on people. It spurred greed and arrogance because people realized that money was the key to everything and each person wanted all to their selves.
DeleteSlave growth was encouraged in the southern colonies because it was much needed. Slaves are used for labor. They are needed as workers. The southern colonies had just discovered tobacco and there are people needed to do the labor and help with the plantations. Slaves are cheap labor! So the wealthy bought slaves and made them get to work. The economy was just going through a downfall but with these new cashcrops and cheap labor the economy will boost up. THe slave population was encourage to grow because the more slaves, the more crops the more crops, the more money you will make. Poor people could easily turn into wealthy people. Tha land was also very arable which made very easy to produce and grow the crops. Everything seemed great and easy, and that is why the slave population was encouraged and grew so much.
ReplyDeleteA social factor that encouraged slavery (besides the points Rochelly posted) were the way other classes thought African Americans were to be treated. They thought it made more sense for others in a way lower class to do their heavy work or labor. Also, the owners and others benefited from this. While the slaves did all the labor for the plantations, the owners enjoyed the crops grown.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree . The white wealthy took advantage of the Africans not been well educated so they would do the work . They also took advantage of the bible promoting slavery as a good thing to practice it .
DeleteSlavery was very important in the Southern Colonies because slaves were used for cheap work either in plantations or at home taking care of kids. Most slaves worked in plantations because of the fact that their work was cheaper and they could be kept as long as the owner wanted. with slaves working for them their plantations would grow and their profits would increase.
ReplyDeleteOne of the main reasons why the spreading of slavery was so huge in the southern colonies was mainly because of the massive plantations and agricultural factors owned by farmers. These large pieces of land were mainly used to raise crops like rice and tobacoo and different types of spices. Farmers bought slaves and brought them into the southern colonies because they needed cheap but productive workers who would control the grouth of these plantations. Many indentured servants saw that agriculture was the best way to invest and get a provit from the investment. These indentured servants got their land, grew crops, and made profit unlike slaves who weren't alow to have their land and grow their crops. Slavery was needed so much in the southern colonies and the geographical factors of the south was the main reason for the massive amounts of slaves brought into the sourthern colonies.
ReplyDeletethe southern colonies had the bad land only surton things would grow. they basically had the poor mas land. they would grow tabacoo but the souten colonies people did want to do the hard work but the mother country wanted their money. the southern colonies found out about slavery and how cheap they were to buy. they got the slaves and wasted their money on them. they put the slaves to work on the plantation and with that they got money hand got more slaves so the slave populaton started to grow with the tabacoo plantasions also.
ReplyDeleteThe economic factors encouraged alot of the rise of the slaves. The main reason which evreyone knows is how the slaves was a source of cheap labor. Also though annother reason is how the slaves were claimed as property so they were well valued for the trading going on.
ReplyDeletethe social factors of slavery for the southern colonies was that their were black. they were different in a sense that they were looked at not humans or not perfect. This was it was easier to work them so hard with little or no shame.
ReplyDeleteThe economy had to do a lot with slavery but also with the geography because they were so closely tied together.The easiest way to plant and harvest the tobacco was by maintaining massive amounts of land and to be worked by cheap labor which was the slaves. That's how the plantations were formed. The use of cheap labor and maintaining them in poor conditions for provided the most efficient land profitable economic system.When they started to use slaves for labor and maintain them in the plantations caused the economic model of wealth and aristocracy for the southern colonies.The economic conditions of the south fostered the growth of slavery.
ReplyDeleteSocial factors that encourage the growth of slavery was power. The more slaves a slave owner had working on his plantation meant the more power he had. The more power a slave owner had also meant the more power he contained in their government. This is the reason why the growth of slavery was important in the southern colonies.
ReplyDeleteThe larger the plantation and the greater amount of workforce symbolized the power/position of the owner.
DeleteOne of the Economic factors that increased the rise of slavery were the increase of Plantations in the Southern Colonies. With more Plantations, the greater amount of labor force that was needed. They started bringing in slaves from Africa. The Slaves were a cheap form of labor.
ReplyDeleteSlaves, unlike indentured servants, could be kept for aslong as the owner wished. Once they realized that slaves were a cheaper option, the colonist decided to use slaves instead of doing it themselves. And because of the rich soil that made growing crops so easy, land also played an important factor, too.
ReplyDeleteOne way in which slavery was made popular was by the way it was cheaper to have a slave than a worker who gets payed. Rather than having an indentured slave that would become free and start their own plantation that would be competition to the slave owner. The soil being one of the advantages to having plantations in the south also contributed to slavery used through the colonies.
ReplyDeleteAll the rich soil in the south made it possible for more plantatinons and the more plantatinons the more slaves needed to work. The only thing they had to give a slave was shelter and food. Making it the the more profitable and cheaper for the owners.
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