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The Slave System

The Slave System. 12.4. Unwilling Immigrants. Between 13 – 17 million Africans were taken between 1500 – 1890 Most ended up in Latin America In 1808, Congress outlawed the importation of Slaves into the USA. Slaves & Work. Most slaves were field hands.

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The Slave System

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  1. The Slave System 12.4

  2. Unwilling Immigrants • Between 13 – 17 million Africans were taken between 1500 – 1890 • Most ended up in Latin America • In 1808, Congress outlawed the importation of Slaves into the USA

  3. Slaves & Work • Most slaves were field hands. • Worked from dawn to dusk in heat & ice • House slaves lived in better conditions, but were always on call • Driver: an overseer, often another slave, who forced others to work.

  4. Slaves were considered Property & endured many punishments & torture

  5. Slave Culture Helped them Cope • Spirituals: Emotional Christian songs with African rhythms • basis of American popular music • Folktales: African stories retained in a rich oral tradition.

  6. Resistance • Slaves did many things to resist their masters. • Many tried to escape • Many violent slave uprising occurred between 1620 - 1860

  7. Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831) • Bloodiest slave uprising in US History. • 100 slaves & 60 whites killed in Virginia • Led to harsher slave codes that prohibited reading

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