Slavery in America began when slaves came from Africa and were first brought into Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, to enhance the production of cotton and cash crops. Slavery was a benign institution during the late seventeenth century and through the eighteenth century. As slaves were transported into America, and their numbers accumulated, which caused the Southern Colonies evolve from a society with slaves to a “slave society”. Slaves was very significant to the Southerners because it vastly increased the population, created a stronger economy, and dramatically change a slave’s social lifestyle. The Southern colonies benefited more from slavery, in comparison, to the Northern colonies. Thus, the Northern colonies abolished slavery because they
