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Why did colonists feel that slaves were needed to work as farm laborers?
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Why did colonists feel that slaves were needed to work as farm laborers?

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Well, most slaves couldn't read or write, so they couldn't do much of anything else. They wouldn't have been able to work in the government or teach. 
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