The institution of slavery as it involved Africans came about for several reasons including:
- fear of indentured servants
- mortality of Native American enslaved people
- increased demand for labor
- durability of Africans
Slavery in the Americas as we know it today was not always based on race but it quickly became so as a result of several reasons such as:
- Fear of indentured servants - indentured servants were Europeans and so had more rights than enslaved people. Colonists stopped using them because they were scared that they would one day rebel in massive numbers and colonists wouldn't be able to stop them.
- Native American mortality - Native Americans were originally used as slave labor but because they were quite prone to diseases, many were lost.
- Increased demand for labor - the sugar, tobacco and other crops being grown in the Americas were making a lot of profit and colonists needed more cheap labor and so turned to slavery
- Durability of Africans - Africans were less prone to disease like the Native Americans and could farm harder. They were therefore brought to the Americas in large numbers to become enslaved people.
In conclusion, slavery may not have started as a process that was meant to dehumanize a single race, but it quickly became one of the most disgusting acts of human history.
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