How Did White Americans Depend On Slavery

Like Jefferson, white settlers relied on slaves, so there was no way that all slaves could be granted freedom. Most of the white settlers didn’t free their slaves because many of them were dependent on slaves. Slavery is one of the things that kept America running for several generations. The people of the founding generation did not want to release their slaves because it was a way of life for them. If settlers release their slaves nothing would get done. Not only would nothing get done, but the settlers would lose money. Some of the slaves did have indentured servants but, only for a limited amount of time. Southern settlers relied on slaves especially since there had more land. The slave population in the south was growing fast. People