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Why did slavery grow to be such an important institution in colonial America? What were the effect of slavery on the Africans who were brought to the New World?

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The expert determines why slavery grew to be such an important institution in colonial America. The effects of slavery on the Africans who were brought to the New World are determined.

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To begin, it is not widely known that only about 5% of all slaves taken from Africa were located in the US - the other 95% were taken to South America & the islands that today dot the carribean. However, those 5% did populate & thus the slave population in the US was quite high by the Civil War.
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<br>Slavery was a hugely important institution in the colonies & only continued in its importance until it became illegal. Specifically, the agriculturally dependent Southern colonies had a huge need for ...

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