What were 3 causes for slavery? (this answer can be bullet points)
- The owners were lazy
- there were lots of lands to cover
- To take care of the masters family while the masters are away
What did white slave owners use their slaves for? Why?
They used them for labor because the masters were busy, lazy and had lots of land.
What crops did slaves harvest? Why these crops? They harvested cotton and tobacco because that’s what people wanted back then.
Where were most slaves from? Why? They were from Africa mostly because black men and women were thought to be stronger than a white guy.
Why did so many slaves move to the colonies? Was this their choice? Explain. So they could work as slaves. It was not their choice.
Why were there so many slaves in the colonies? Because people were lazy bums and were insane.