Question

Why did slavery start in the colonies?

Answer 1

People with darker skin color were often looked down on, then lighter skin colored people had to be idiots and use them as slaves.

Answer 2

Slavery started in the North American colonies for two main reasons. First, there was a need for unfree labor. Second, other sources of unfree labor dried up and/or became less acceptable to the colonial elites. First, slavery started in the colonies because the rich planters in the colonies needed workers who were not free.

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