made it during the 1600 and 1700s. The introduction of slaves greatly increased productivity and profits for the South. Using slaves had advantages over indentured servants. First, children that were born from an enslaved woman were property of the person who owned the slave that had the child. This meant that slave owners wouldn’t have to buy new slaves if old slaves died. Since the slaves were a different color than the colonists, run-a-ways could be found easier and therefore plantations didn’t loose as many slaves as they would have if they were using indentured servants. Slave owners also found out that even though slaves were more expensive than indentured servants, they proved to be more profitable in the long run.Slaves being introduced into the South cause the South to develop and grow even farther apart from the North. They already had different types of economies; the South was primarily agricultural while the North was more trade. They had their different views and thoughts on ideas and slavery seemed to be the one that caused a lot of trouble between the two. The North strongly opposed slavery but the South needed slaves to survive. With these different points of view, it leads to future conflicts between the two sides.In conclusion, the South needed slaves to survive. Plantation owners had no choice but to turn to slave because of the lack of a large working pool. Slaves proved to be more profitable than indentured servants because they had other added “bonuses” that came with them. Slaves caused the South to develop more independently from the North. Without slaves, the South never would have been able to survive but consequently it lead to future conflicts with the North....
