Where slaves made up over half of the overall population. Here is where slaves established family relationship, work ethics, new techniques, and various forms of resistance to their work environment. The main task at this time was managing tobacco plantations. Slaves were sent into the fields from sunrise to sunset harboring tobacco, and performing all the necessary steps in order to export the plant. Tobacco cultivation was extremely labor intensive, which prompted the idea of using African Americans as slaves. As tobacco trade spread and the profit increased, other resources such as sugar cane and rice became prevalent in the
Where slaves made up over half of the overall population. Here is where slaves established family relationship, work ethics, new techniques, and various forms of resistance to their work environment. The main task at this time was managing tobacco plantations. Slaves were sent into the fields from sunrise to sunset harboring tobacco, and performing all the necessary steps in order to export the plant. Tobacco cultivation was extremely labor intensive, which prompted the idea of using African Americans as slaves. As tobacco trade spread and the profit increased, other resources such as sugar cane and rice became prevalent in the