Slavery first began in the Jamestown colony because the colonists were making their money off of planting and growing crops like tobacco and wanted the help from more people(slaves). They mainly used slaves from Africa because their home was far away so it would be hard for them to run away back home.
They addressed initiatives,secret ballots,and the recall of corrupt politicians so the answer is all of the above
They were dominating the world and they needed help to do more and they saw that they were different and used the people as slaves
Checks and balances
As that is a way to check and balance the government