The transition from English indentured servants to African slaves in the Southern English colonies
             The economy of the early American Colonies was primarily agricultural. Particularly in the south were plantation were constructed to yield large amounts of tobacco, rice, and sugar all which had a high demand in England. Inicaly these plantation were worked by English indentured servants, however toward the end of the1600s there was a big push to use African slaves. This change was brought on by a combination of rebellious English workers, affordable African slaves, and African slaves farming abilities.
             Fist of all, the problem the plantation owners had with English indentured servants was they were not slaves. After a speicified amount of time they were to be set free and given land. During the 1600s thousands of indentured servants flocked to these plantation with the hope of acquiring a piece of land. When they found that their was not land to be given they started to revolt. Nathaniel Bacon led one of the most famous of these revolts.
             In 1676 Bacon and a thousand other frustrated indentured servants led a revolt in Jamestown. They attacked the Indians and chased the governor, William Berkeley, out of Jamestown. Although Bacon died and the revolt fail, they cause fear to the colony plantation owners. Plantation owners in didnt want to bring more indentured servant to their colony to led a bigger revolt. This caused them to look towards Africa as a means of getting a less threatening workforce.
             Another major factor that contributed to the growing slave trade with Africa was the Royal African Company losing its African slave trade monopoly in 1698. This allowed anyone to enter into the lucrative slave trading business. Slave prices were dramatically lowered do to this new competition. Also with the increase of slave traders came the increase in the number of African slaves brought to America. In the decade aft
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