How did the institution of slavery develop and evolve in the British colonies?
slavery evolved from a system initially utilizing a mix of indentured servants and enslaved Africans to a heavily reliant system on African slave labor, primarily due to the labor-intensive demands of plantation agriculture, particularly tobacco cultivation, which led to the widespread adoption of chattel slavery, especially in the Southern colonies
What were the economic and social impacts of slavery in the British colonies
generating immense wealth for plantation owners and contributing to the growth of British ports like Liverpool and Bristol through the slave trade, while socially it created a deeply stratified society with vast disparities between the white elite and enslaved African population, leading to a culture of oppression and systemic racism that persists today
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dqs 11/20/24
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