PLantation owners in Virginia and Maryland preferred West African slaves because tobacco prices had declined in the late 17th century and the plantation owners were struggling with the input cost incurred in tobacco cultivation.Initially,they were able to manage with British indentured servants but as British economy grew,they stopped coming to USA.Hence Virginia and Maryland plantation owners preferred West African slaves because tobacco cultivation is labor intensive in both cultivation and processing though farms became larger and more efficient.
Lincoln thought colonization could resolve the issue of slavery. For much of his career, Lincoln believed that colonization—or the idea that a majority of the African American population should leave the United States and settle in Africa or Central America—was the best way to confront the problem of slavery.
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<u>The impact was most severe in the Caribbean, where by 1600 Native American populations on most islands had plummeted by more than 99 percent. Across the Americas, populations fell by 50 percent to 95 percent by 1650.</u>
