Up to the 1650s, the expansion of African slavery in the Chesapeake area was a gradual process due to

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The expansion of African slavery in the Chesapeake area was gradual up to the 1650s primarily because there was a plentiful supply of indentured servants from Europe. These indentured servants were contracted to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the Americas, and their availability reduced the initial reliance on African slaves.

Up to the 1650s, the Expansion of African Slavery in the Chesapeake