... became increasingly widespread in the American colonies. Largely, this was due to a shortage of European indentured servants, an end to the Royal African Company's monopoly over the slave trade (competition among slave traders led to a decrease in slave prices), and a realization among the colonists that slaveholding was far more profitable than the employment of indentured servants. The years from ... phenomena is still alive in modern culture. The most pronounced example of this is seen in American foreign policy, which remains centered around the principle of defending and expanding ...

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