How is it that Africans made much better slaves than American Indians in colonial British North America?
Africans were easily visible yes. They also didn’t have any where to run to as the native population were less welcoming. They were probably easier to obtain – Europeans bought them from African dealers on the coast generally. Africans were probably physically stronger though not resistant to European diseases. Also slavery was not something the natives practiced to a large degree and perhaps the colonists didnt want to upset the native americans at a time when they were not strong enough to resist an onslaught. Originally European indentured servants were used but a mixture of climate and shortage in numbers made this unfeasable. Finally Africa had a seemingly endless supply of hapless victims. There werent enough locals.
