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The first slaves were brought to the Americas in 1619, when 20 men from Africa were brought to Jamestown, VA. Historians are not sure whether this was the true beginning of the legal slave trade in the colonies. Indentured servitude already existed in the region.
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Land that was easy to defend. Fertile land for farming and herding. Easy access to sea ports for trading.
It was the "Hebrews" that were the first to willingly accept monotheism, since during the rise of the Hebrew faith most religious in the Middle East and elsewhere were polytheistic. <span />
