In the year 1600 there was not a single english person living anywhere in America but in the year 1700, just a mere century later, there was almost 250,000 people living in the small amount of land we had saw in America so far. In addition to those 250,000 free Europeans living here in America there was about 30,000 West African slaves. The English came to america for economic opportunities and for religious freedom. Unfortunately for the Slaves and their descendants, the Africans were brought to America against their will to be owned by another person.
In Chesapeake Bay tobacco boomed in the 1620's allowed for the collonies along the Chesapeake bay to thrive. It wasn't until the European settlers took Native American land for the tobacco growth and switched from indentured servants to black slaves brought in from West Africa did they become stable and minimally prosperous. Just enough to keep going.
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ReplyDeletethat was a well said summary of the whole situation. it is frightening how many slaves were brought into America. to think that this number doesn't even compare to the number of slaves in the Caribbeans and Brazil is truly horrifying.