Needy Southern Colonists During the colonial period, the new settlers had numerous different reasons to come to the new world for wonderful opportunities. Once there were quite a few settlers, slaves were brought to into the country as a work force. Between 1607 and 1775, the southern colonies had a great need for slaves due to economic, geographical, and social reasons. Social factors played a large part in the need for slavery in the Southern Colonies. When …showed first 75 words of 482 total…

…showed last 75 words of 482 total…moved faster. Due to social, economic and geographical reasons, the southern colonies had a great need for slaves between 1607 and 1775. The land was wonderful for cultivating and there was an abundance of it, social the more slaves you owned the higher status you had and economically the slaves were a significant part of the planter-merchants wealth. Ultimately, slavery in the Southern Colonies made numerous planter-merchants extremely wealthy at the price of a human beings life.