Slavery begun in 1619, when slaves were first brought from Africa to Jamestown, Virginia. When the English men had came to North America, they did not have enough money or supplies for survival. Most of the men were criminals or poor. The Colonists needed a cheaper way of having servants to work for them every day. Although the colonists first intention was to bring slaves to the colonies to assist in the making of tobacco, the slaves ended up aiding in the development of the nation, and changing the colonists views on slavery. In the early 1600’s, the English Colonists had begun growing their own crops because they did not have enough resources for food. However, they ran into an issue when they realized they did not have enough colonists to grow crops and cotton in the fields. The English men decided to bring African American slaves to “[work] mainly on the tobacco, rice and indigo plantations of the southern coast.” (History.com). …show more content…
Each of these regions had similar but different ways of living life. The New England Colonies were made up of the state Massachusetts, Rhode Island , Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Many of the colonists living in the New England colonies did not own slaves, but they were unnecessary. They lived far north, where it was too cold, most of the year, to grow crops. The Middle Colonies contained the states such as New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware. According to Dr. Gayle Olson-Raymer, “[the] middle colonies were the most diverse and multicultural of the three regions.” African Americans and white men lived in this region. People had different opinions on slavery. The Southern Colonies were for slavery because of the warmer climates and need of servants to produce and collect crops. This region was had the longest growing season since it was the closest to the Equator. Though, the different regions may not seem very different to the English, the lives of the African Americans were