Slavery

= **Why were slaves brought from Africa?** = The Americans brought over slaves to America mostly to the South because they needed people to pick crops and thought that slaves would be cheaper than paying servants. In the North, slaves were mostly servants. = **What colonial region used slavery more than any other region? Why?** = The Southern Colonies. They had more land and a bigger farming need, therefore they needed more people to work for them. Slaves were the cheapest for they did not have to pay them wages. = **What “Triangle of Trade” existed during colonial times?** = The Triangle Trade was a trade then existed between England, the American Colonies, and Africa = **What were the conditions like for slaves in slave ships?** = The conditions on the slave ships were very cruel and harsh. It was very cramped; there was no moving space. They were on the bottom of the ships. People's body odors smelled really bad from being stuck in these ships for weeks without bathing. The people on the boats had close to no food at all and many people became sick and died or committed suicide by jumping overboard. = **What state abolished slave trading first?** **Why?** = Rhode Island in 1774. There was little population of black people there.