Well, it was about “black slavery,” which was the peculiar institution of the South. Slavery did not exist under English law and was instituted in America for indians and blacks. Around 1700, as the indian population melted away.mainly from disease, Africans were brought in to supply the labor. From the start, America had a labor shortage and even the highest birth rate in world history, which occured during the first part of the 18th century, did not make up the shortfall because of the immensity of the task.
“Slavery did not exist under English law”
Yes, slavery existed under English law during the colonial period and was eventually eradicated by Wilberforce.
How do you think the slaves got to North America in the first place? Swimming?