Question 1
Black slavery had taken root in most of the American colonies and by 1680s they were depended on for the provision of labor in the plantations. The number of white indentured servants fell sharply in Virginia by around 1660s, and this led to the shortage of servants. The law in Virginia colony began to establish connections between race and lifetime slavery due to the shortage of servants that resulted from the low birth rate in England thus making the wages rise. In the seventeenth century, the situation in Virginia became complex as white servants were allowed to marry and Continue reading...