1. Why Africans?

2. 1619
The first permanent African settlers arrive on the mainland British North America.
Jamestown, Virginia

5. But why use Africans England had lots of poor white people
Indentured Servants
1680 – 1750
Virginia – 7% to 44% Black
South Carolina – 17% to 61% Black

6. Bacon’s Rebellion – 1676 -- Virginia

7. Why not use Native Americans?
The died too rapidly
The ran away easily
The men weren’t farmers

8. Royal African Company, est. 1672

9. The advantages of using slaves
Durability – Africans lived longer
Conspicuousness – They couldn’t easily run away
Agricultural skills
A better investment
Africans were powerless
Permanence