Introduction……………..……………………2 Beginning of slavery in America…… ………………………… ………………………2Preferences of African (black) slaves……………………3Similarities between states towards slavery………………….....3Differences……………..… ……..…………. .4Position of the Northern States……………..4Position of the Southern States……………. …...5Conclusion…………………………6Comparison between Southern and Northern SlaveryIntroduction:The Americas (North and South) were called the new world because they had recently been discovered by Europeans. The Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch resolutely established slavery in the Americas in the 1600s. Slavery refers to the practice of holding a person in bondage for labor. However, slavery was nothing new to Native Americans; it was a common practice with its roots in the world's earliest civilizations. Likewise, slavery has evolved and taken various forms throughout history. For example, there were societies where slaves worked as servants in the households of wealthy families. In others, slaves worked in the mines and fields. People were enslaved when captured in battle or sold to pay off debts. Many societies treated slaves with respect; indeed, they could even marry and own property. The children of slaves could go free and enjoyed all the rights that other citizens enjoyed. However, slavery began to change with the advent of sugar plantations. Beginning of Slavery in America As early as 1100, Europeans employed the services of slaves to grow sugar in the eastern parts of the Mediterranean. During the 1400s and 1500s, the Portuguese and Spanish introduced sugar cultivation to the islands at Easter... middle of paper... in the fields while their wives worked at home. Some slave owners were only interested in male slaves while others purchased child slaves. Conclusion: In the early stages of slavery, both the South and the North embraced slavery, but differences in resource endowments, needs, and interests lead to a different view of slavery. The North developed a modern cash economy that required little input from slaves, so the economic importance of slavery diminished. Eventually, slavery was abolished. On the other hand, Southern states were reaping huge profits from agriculture (a labor-intensive industry), so slavery was central to economic well-being. Slavery was outlawed in the southern states only after the civil war, after the confederates (the southern states), who wanted to separate from the federal republic, were defeated by the union (the northern states)).