Tobacco and Rice Plantations
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- Created on: 30-05-18 12:55
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- Explain why slavery was so important for the large scale production of goods in N. America
- Increased workforce
- Both tobacco and rice production were very labour intensive- they needed many people for them to be grown successfully on a large scale.
- It would have been impossible to find enough workers without slavery.
- Increased population numbers
- The success of the slaves in growing tobacco and rice led to more and more slaves being transported from Africa, having an impact on local populations
- 35% of Chesapeake's population were slaves
- The success of the slaves in growing tobacco and rice led to more and more slaves being transported from Africa, having an impact on local populations
- Worked hard
- Producing both tobacco and rice in the Southern colonies meant workers had to do repetitive, manual work for very long hours in hot weather
- Slaves could only work in these conditions as they would be forced to.
- Producing both tobacco and rice in the Southern colonies meant workers had to do repetitive, manual work for very long hours in hot weather
- Improved efficiency
- The use of slaves helped create a successful and efficient system of production. Some slaves had positions of responsibility over others
- Made Profits
- Slavery was a major reason why owners of tobacco and rice plantations made profits. It was long term expensive however much cheaper than paying workers or indentured servants
- Brought knowledge
- Increased workforce
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