213k views
5 votes
Starting in the late 1600s, why did the planter class increasingly rely on african slaves for labor rather than indentured servants?

User Ben Lin
by
8.7k points

1 Answer

2 votes
In 1600s the planter class increasingly relied on African slaves for labor majorly because slaves were offering cheap labor now that the planters didn't have to pay for this form of labor. This led to most of them foregoing traditional indentured servants who would be paid for  their labor and instead opted for African slaves.
User TejaDroid
by
8.3k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.