Well before slavery in America, there was an agreement of some sort where people would come to the new land poor and work for them for at least 7 years, however, America started to think "What if we had PERMANENT slaves which we could treat however we wanted” and then they sailed to Africa where they traded with the African leader for Negros to use.”
Answer:
A prince gains renown by being feared instead of loved, according to Machiavelli.
Explanation:
In Machiavelli's <em>The Prince</em>, it states how to be an effective leader and how to improve an individuals power, which is an individualistic idea. He says being feared is better than being loved by the people this way you will always have control and maintenance over your country, this is a secular characteristic.
Most likely you answer may be Rensselaerswyck a Dutch(German) colony.
I may be wrong.
They didn't have the military power to defend themselves.
