THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Slave labor was important to the New England economy.
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The colonial government encouraged manumission.
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Loyalists, Patriots, and the British all agreed that liberty did not extend to slaves.
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The southern plantation economy depended on slavery.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The settlements required a large number of laborers to sustain them. Because these crops required large areas of land, the plantations grew in size, and in turn, more labor was required to work on the plantations. Plantation labor shifted away from indentured servitude and more toward slavery by the late 1600s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although slavery was highly profitable, it had a negative impact on the southern economy. It impeded the development of industry and cities and contributed to high debts, soil exhaustion, and a lack of technological innovation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Former slaves would now be classified as “labor, ” and hence the labor stock would rise dramatically, even on a per capita basis. Either way, abolishing slavery made America a much more productive, and hence richer country.