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Assignment on American Colonial Slave Society and Culture

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Assignment on American Colonial Slave Society and Culture

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Module Two Textbook Assignment1.Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Each answer should be several sentences for your response. Provide specific examples and details from the readings (including page numbers)Why did Virginians and other southern planters make the decision to implement slavery inthe seventeenth century? Did they have other options?The Virginians aims to introduce slavery was to get slaves who would work in their tobacco firms while they were relaxing. They would then sell the produce to England in exchange of theirproducts which included wigs, cloths, buttons, buckles, etc. These was the only thing that made the planters wealthy and there was another option for them to work in the plantations of tobacco which they avoided leaving all the work to the slaves. Source: Chapter 1------slide 2 (pp. 1660-1713)What factors influenced the creation and maintenance of an American colonial slave society and culture?Slave society and culture was created due to the emergence of Tabaco plantations which requiredlarge number of laborers and slaves provided free labor to the planters.Trade between the planters and the people of England also influenced the slave society and culture as slaves were the workers in the firms to product the item which was detrimental for exchange.Additionally, profitability of the slaves also made the colonials buy them cheaply in Africa and sell them at high costs in West Indies and other areas as workers in plantations. Source: Chapter 1-----slide 7 (pp. 1660-1713)Did American colonials benefit economically from their participation in the South Atlantic System?Yes. The main product for the South Atlantic System was Sugar which the most profitable crop in Europe. Colonials became wealthy due to the large sugar plantation and also owned many slaves who worked in the plantations. Additionally, the slaves were also sold for Guns, Iron, Rum and clothes which were more profitable than the slaves’ costs in Africa. Source: Chapter 1-------Slide 12 (pp. 1660-1713)
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