The question of slavery and how it became a permanent race-based institution in the British North American Colonies is one with many answers.As tobacco plantations expanded and England’s surplus of workers declined, there was a labor shortage for land-owning Virginians. Virginia looked to Africa for slavery. They thought it would be easier if status was determined from an unchangeable factor like skin color. When Africans first arrived it wasn’t clear if they were indentured servants or slaves.
In 1640 one man was declared a slave,but not because of his skin color. He was declared a slave because he was non-Christian. Soon people realized religion could be changed so they started referring to all black people as slaves. It went from indentured
In 1640 one man was declared a slave,but not because of his skin color. He was declared a slave because he was non-Christian. Soon people realized religion could be changed so they started referring to all black people as slaves. It went from indentured