Transatlantic Interactions In The 17th Century

During 17th century America, European nations have been creating colonies inside the New World for both social and economic reasons. The most prominent European power that settled in North America is Great Britain. British colonists settled in the New World for religious freedom, greater business opportunities and to compete with Spain for dominance over the New World. Early attempts of colonization proved futile since many people died of malaria and mosquitos due to the harsh climates. However, when John Rolfe found a way to make tobacco important to the economy of some British states, they began to export tobacco to England; growing tobacco was a difficult task and is why it has been expensive. Transatlantic interactions have greatly enhanced the means of producing tobacco cheaply due to the imports of African slaves for cheap labor and caused slavery in the United States to be determined based on race rather than socioeconomic standing. However, it did not have a major effect in Northern British colonies but rather Southern colonies dependant on tobacco and sugar. Slaves imported from Africa were denied many rights that other races had and made them economically attractive for enslavement. These slaves did not have to get paid and the owners did not have to abide by any laws since black slaves were denied of human …show more content…
This is because there were less challenges in terms of colonial development in the North. This is because the South tended to have harsher climates and had a starving time for early settlements. Also the Northern States had a clear goal of permanent settlements whereas the South did not have ideas of permanent but rather commercial reasons. Also the North relied less on slave labor since tobacco and sugar was not vital to the economy in Northern colonies whereas the South developed because of slave labor and