2.6 key info from notes Flashcards
1
Q
In Maryland and Virginia, landowners saw great opportunities for profit because of the European demand for….
A
tobacco
2
Q
By the end of the 1660’s the House of Burgesses what did what to indentured servants?
A
they enacted laws that kept africans and their offspring in permanent bondage, they were enslaved.
3
Q
What percentage of enslaved Africans were sent to the West Indies and Brazil to work on the Sugar Plantations?
A
95 percent
4
Q
What are the 3 reasons why slavery became important in the southern colonies?
A
Reduced migration: increases in wages in England reduced the supply of immigrants to the colonies.
b. Dependable workforce: the colonists thought that slavery would provide a stable labor force totally under their control.
c. Low-cost labor
