The Rise Of Slavery in Colonial America
Abundant resources, uncharted new territory, the promise of new riches and a new beginning. All of these and more were the siren song that enticed adventurous souls to cross the Atlantic following the infamous travels of Columbus. For those men, and women who sought to make the journey Europe was becoming an inhospitable place for them to live, work, and to raise a family. Adventurous, industrious pioneers felt they could better themselves in the new world. But were woefully underprepared for the extent of work that faced them. The lack of labor, and the lack of financial discipline required to plan their enterprise would lead to the rise of the single biggest stain on our country’s history. Slavery once it rose, would lay the foundation of the racial discord we see today.
Early Colonial Arrivals Discover the need for more labor
From the earliest arrivals to the New World, until the end of the civil war, Both colonial America, and the early years of the United States faced a shortage of workers, both skilled and unskilled. The earliest solution was the introduction of indentured servants to the southern …show more content…
Quiet sabotage of the fields, feigned illness, work slow-downs and many other methods were utilized. Slaves developed coded song to describe their distaste for their masters(Brown Tindal& Emory Shi 2013) All of this would lead to increased costs for the slave owners, and decreased productivity. While in the North as people grew weary of the slave trade, and went to a free market system, costs would be driven down, and productivity would rise. These divergent paths would lead to two different cultures within the colonies and eventually within the United
Abundant resources, uncharted new territory, the promise of new riches and a new beginning. All of these and more were the siren song that enticed adventurous souls to cross the Atlantic following the infamous travels of Columbus. For those men, and women who sought to make the journey Europe was becoming an inhospitable place for them to live, work, and to raise a family. Adventurous, industrious pioneers felt they could better themselves in the new world. But were woefully underprepared for the extent of work that faced them. The lack of labor, and the lack of financial discipline required to plan their enterprise would lead to the rise of the single biggest stain on our country’s history. Slavery once it rose, would lay the foundation of the racial discord we see today.
Early Colonial Arrivals Discover the need for more labor
From the earliest arrivals to the New World, until the end of the civil war, Both colonial America, and the early years of the United States faced a shortage of workers, both skilled and unskilled. The earliest solution was the introduction of indentured servants to the southern …show more content…
Quiet sabotage of the fields, feigned illness, work slow-downs and many other methods were utilized. Slaves developed coded song to describe their distaste for their masters(Brown Tindal& Emory Shi 2013) All of this would lead to increased costs for the slave owners, and decreased productivity. While in the North as people grew weary of the slave trade, and went to a free market system, costs would be driven down, and productivity would rise. These divergent paths would lead to two different cultures within the colonies and eventually within the United