Slavery was not preconceived, but it was inevitable. This can be seen by the accidents and coincidences that occurred in the early 17th century. When a Dutch trader had been blown off course, the first ship of African slaves arrived in 1619 by accident. After the arrival in 1619, it was cheaper to buy indentured servants. This resulted in the population of slaves growing slowly at first. But, as the number of indentured servants decreased, more slaves …
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…remeditated occurrence. The analysis of this system, even though it is extremely old, proves that it was controlled and profitable. What might have started out as a rationalization process to ease the work load inevitably would be transformed into a way of life for the colonists. Few people believed that slavery would turn into a way of life in the 17th and 18th centuries, but slavery inevitably became central to the economy.