1. Slavery
... if they could no longer work. Shipped in thousands into unknown land, in which language, culture, and religion were significantly different; there was less of a chance for escape from plantations, as they were unfamiliar with the terrain, unlike the Native Americans. They were also accustomed to tropical climates, given that their home countries were also tropical lands. More immune to malaria and other tropical ... also more. Slaves did die in large masses, either from brutal treatment, work or disease. Some, as Thomas Phillips, commander of the ship Hannibal noted in September of 1693...
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