Slave were individual property of their owner so they were treated differently. Slavery increased greatly and the growing of cotton required a large work force and slave became much more valuable. Cotton became the king because other crops were not available. It became the king because it dominated the South. African slaves played a significant role in the South because there was a shortage of workers and they were used as a labor work force by the colonies the South’s export crops during the colonial period. Southern Plantations were labor intensive and required a lot of workers. Cheap labor was necessary for the slave plantations to become profitable. Slaves, both men and women, worked all day or even some years. The cotton boom caused an
