Answer to Question #323887 in History for Lola A.

Question

Explain why slavery was in the decline in the late 1700's but then experienced a resurgence in the early 1800's. How did this resurgence affect the lives of the slaves?

Answer 1

Slaves had almost entirely replaced indentured servants since there was plentiful land and slave labor available to grow a lucrative crop, southern planters prospered, and family-based tobacco plantations became the economic and social norm