The word slavery cannot only be defined as the owning of one person by another person, but it is also known to be one of the greatest contributions to the history of the United States. When slavery had just began to evolve the United States were known as colonies of the New World. In the year of 1619, the first African Americans arrived in the New World right off the coast of Jamestown. From then on, any rights or freedoms given to African Americans began to diminish. Although there were many different races of slaves and servants in the Americas, African Americans were the most discriminated against. African Americans become known as the inferior race; however, black slaves were the most popular choice among the slaveholders because they provided the cheapest and best labor. Many factors added to the start of black slavery in the colonies; economic and racial reasons were two of the biggest contributors.
             One of the prime roles in the enslavement of blacks was the economy. The colonies in the South wanted to produce the most goods for export as possible; therefore requiring the cheapest labor. With the money the colonies were making from the exports, they were able to buy more slaves. The price on slaves then started to rise quickly, which meant even more profits could be drawn from the slaves who were already owned. A slave owner could not only profit from the new increase in the cost of a slave but also in their breeding and labor as well. When the colonies began exporting rice, cotton, and tobacco, slave labor was in high demand. After these goods became tied with significant economic profits, the labor of the slaves became tied to the economy. As well as economic reasons, racial discrimination was another critical part that resulted in the enslavement of Africans.
             Long before African Americans were made slaves in the Americas, they still faced many forms of discrimination. The white race had a feeling of superiority over
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