In the United States of America, the slave trade thrived in the 18th century. The slave trade in America was conducted since the Americans thought the Africans were of a lesser value and they wanted cheap labor for their farms. Most of them were taken from Angola. Other goods used in the trade too were acquired from Angola. The death rate at first was very high but reduced significantly as the Americans learnt of better ways to ship them. North America had the highest number of slaves as compared to South America.
The saves worked mostly in the fields, though there were those who worked in other areas too. The richer an American was, the more slaves he could afford. There were those who could not afford any either. However, as these slaves continued to reproduce, they increased significantly and more did not have to be imported from Africa.
Their masters tried as much as possible to give them a better life as compared to those who were taken to other countries such as Brazil. There were less deaths and more births among the American slaves too. The children who were born by these slaves also became slaves too. The estate in which they were born, they would serve there. The master owned both the parents and their children.
The slaves were both men and women. None of the gender was significantly more than the others hence they were able to reproduce naturally too. However, when it came to the slave market, women were cheaper as compared to men. Their prices would later escalate as the trade got even trickier and more laws barring it were imposed. Children became slaves where their parents were slaves by default.
These slaves had to work even though they had new born babies. This is the reason why the children had to be weaned at three to four months to allow their mothers to work. Pregnant women also had to work till the last week of their pregnancy. This resulted in more babies dying in first year as compared to their white counterparts.
The slaves did not live in the farms where they worked. They had small villages outside the masters premises where they would reside. Each master would have a place for his slaves. There were some whites who did not won any slaves since they could not afford any. The wealthier you were, the more slaves you could be able to afford. Men and women cost differently with men being more valued than women.
Due to the poor living and working conditions, they also suffered from a number of ailments. They hardly visited a doctor therefore those who could not get well naturally eventually died. They worked most of the time therefore had not time to take care of themselves anyway.
At the beginning of the trade, most Americans did not own slaves. However, as they became more in the country and their prices lesser, more Americans were able to own quite a good number of them. Over a century into the trade, North America had more slaves as compared to South America. However, South America was richer since they had mechanized their services while the north relied on the cheap poor labor from slaves.
The saves worked mostly in the fields, though there were those who worked in other areas too. The richer an American was, the more slaves he could afford. There were those who could not afford any either. However, as these slaves continued to reproduce, they increased significantly and more did not have to be imported from Africa.
Their masters tried as much as possible to give them a better life as compared to those who were taken to other countries such as Brazil. There were less deaths and more births among the American slaves too. The children who were born by these slaves also became slaves too. The estate in which they were born, they would serve there. The master owned both the parents and their children.
The slaves were both men and women. None of the gender was significantly more than the others hence they were able to reproduce naturally too. However, when it came to the slave market, women were cheaper as compared to men. Their prices would later escalate as the trade got even trickier and more laws barring it were imposed. Children became slaves where their parents were slaves by default.
These slaves had to work even though they had new born babies. This is the reason why the children had to be weaned at three to four months to allow their mothers to work. Pregnant women also had to work till the last week of their pregnancy. This resulted in more babies dying in first year as compared to their white counterparts.
The slaves did not live in the farms where they worked. They had small villages outside the masters premises where they would reside. Each master would have a place for his slaves. There were some whites who did not won any slaves since they could not afford any. The wealthier you were, the more slaves you could be able to afford. Men and women cost differently with men being more valued than women.
Due to the poor living and working conditions, they also suffered from a number of ailments. They hardly visited a doctor therefore those who could not get well naturally eventually died. They worked most of the time therefore had not time to take care of themselves anyway.
At the beginning of the trade, most Americans did not own slaves. However, as they became more in the country and their prices lesser, more Americans were able to own quite a good number of them. Over a century into the trade, North America had more slaves as compared to South America. However, South America was richer since they had mechanized their services while the north relied on the cheap poor labor from slaves.
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