The Americans were huge areas of fertile land, and the European powers needed people to work on its fields. African slaves were a cheap and abundant solution.
Adam and Eve, they were the first people on earth!
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It would be "none of the above reasons" that the colonists enjoyed such a long period of time with absolute freedom from the government of Great Britain, since the main reason why that it was more economically advantageous to have a "hands off" policy when it came to overseeing the colonies.