They imported slaves from Africa to work in the fields.

The number of the first black slaves imported must have been considerable, perhaps thousands.

Georgia and the hot lands west we must continue to import slaves.

Therefore, plantation owners began to import slaves from Africa to do the work.

The numbers of slaves imported to New York increased dramatically from the 1720s through 1740s.

Numerous states individually passed laws against importing slaves after the Revolution.

The majority of the colonists were non-Catholics who imported slaves.

To work the land, settlers almost immediately began to import slaves from the West African coast.

In 1501, the colony began to import African slaves, believing them more capable of performing physical labor.

A high rate of mortality among them meant that planters continually had to import new slaves.