Imagine yourself at the mercy of another human being. You are dependent upon this person for food and shelter. This person controls your life in every way possible. You and your family lives are in you owners hand. You are told when to wake up, what to do, how to do it and when to stop doing it. If you do not cooperate you will be beaten severely. This is the life of a slave. …showed first 75 words of 424 total…

…showed last 75 words of 424 total…would not happen in Virginia until later on in the century (Wood 40). They used the slaves on the island to help them with their advancement in the new world and in England. The Caribbean would be one of the first places the English began to use slaves. Already we can see a big change in the way England is headed in North America. We have went from “indentured European to involuntary West African servitude” (Wood 67).