8 gen 1619 anni - Slavery

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Slaves brought to the New World via the Middle Passage.** Slaves were first brought primarily to the Caribbean because of the decline of people who could work in the encomienda system.** The first slave in North America was brought to Jamestown in 1619. Slavery hugely increased in North America after Bacon’s Rebellion. Bacon’s Rebellion induced a huge shift from indentured servants to slavery based on the Caribbean. The slaves in North America and the Caribbean were forced to farm cash crops on plantations.
AP Key Concept 2.2 II