They agreed either because they were forced by their chief or the Spaniards or because they wanted to.
To find jobs.. back then you could get a job with little or no skill at all. the idea of having a better job was appealing to manyfarmers and immigrants.
The plantations and farms of Virginia and the Southern colonies were the foundation of the economy of the New World. The colonies grew crops for export. As plantations grew the settlers needed more labor to work them. This was supplied by slaves from Africa.
