Native Americans were not seen as suitable slaves because they were extremely rebellious and weren't as socially isolated as imported blacks who were easier to control since they had nowhere to run to.
In North America at least. Worth mentioning that a huge number of indigenous people in south and Central America were used as slaves or basically slaves by the Spanish.
Native Americans were not seen as suitable slaves because they were extremely rebellious and weren't as socially isolated as imported blacks who were easier to control since they had nowhere to run to.
In North America at least. Worth mentioning that a huge number of indigenous people in south and Central America were used as slaves or basically slaves by the Spanish.