Slavery in America

Jul 19, 2014

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Slavery in America. Gracyn Rohlfs 2/15/13. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Mistreatment of Slaves . Emancipation Proclamation. Resistance To Slavery. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Abraham Lincoln.

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Slavery in America Gracyn Rohlfs 2/15/13
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Mistreatment of Slaves
EmancipationProclamation
Resistance To Slavery
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Abraham Lincoln

Slavery in America 1609-1865

Origins. Slavery has existed since the beginning of human history.People were enslaved for a number of reasons some of which include; being captured in battle, owing a debt or being born to slave parents.The word

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Slavery In America

Slavery In America. A Ride for Liberty: The Fugitive Slaves by Eastman Johnson. Southern Societal Structure. Slaves’ Daily Life and Labor. 90% of slaves lived on plantations or farms Most slaves on cotton plantations worked sunup to sundown, 6 days/week

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History of Slavery in America

History of Slavery in America. It’s All Downhill From H ere !. Slaves as Indentured S e rvants. Slavery existed as early as the expedition of Columbus. Native American slaves were ineffective. First black slaves to Virginia in 1619 as indentured servants .

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History of Slavery in America

History of Slavery in America. 1619 —A Dutch slave trader dumped his cargo of slaves in the Jamestown settlement In exchange for food.

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Slavery in America

“I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.” - Frederick Douglass. Slavery in America. Frederick Douglass.

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Slavery in America

Slavery in America. Slavery’s Evolution. At the beginning of the 18th century, most slaves were born in Africa, few were Christian, and very few slaves were engaged in raising cotton. By the start of the American Revolution, slavery had changed dramatically . .

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Slavery in America

Slavery in America. The Auction. Once off the boat from Africa, slaves would be thrown into pens and be sold at an auction Most families would be split up as many bidders didn’t want to buy the whole family

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Slavery in Colonial North America

Slavery in Colonial North America. Why Slavery? Slave Societies and Societies with Slaves The Chesapeake The Low Country Louisiana New England and the Middle Colonies On the Eve of Revolution. Centers of Early American Slavery. NORTHERN COLONIES. Jamestown, 1607.

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Slavery in America

Slavery in America. Origins of Slavery in Colonies. 1619: African laborers sold to Jamestown colony; treated like English indentured servants. Over time, colonies switch from using IS to using African slaves. Triangular Trade. Middle Passage. Slavery in America.

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Slavery in America: a historical overview

http:// profcivitella.wordpress.com. Slavery in America: a historical overview . Origins of Slavery. The idea of slavery —the state of being bound in servitude as the property of another—dates back thousands of years.

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The Paradox of slavery in America

Prove the hypocrisy of our Founding Fathers. The Paradox of slavery in America. Put SG in basket!. Three Documents. The Second Treatise of Government - John Locke The Declaration of Independence – Thomas Jefferson The Constitution – 1787 Constitutional Convention. Prove the hypocrisy .

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Slavery in America Study Guide

Slavery in America Study Guide. 1. Who, where and when did slavery start in America?. Who? The Dutch sold 19 slaves to English Colonists Where? Jamestown, Virginia When? 1619. 2. Why were Indians not made slaves?. They ran away, tribes would fight, and diseases killed many.

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Slavery in America

Slavery in America. From Colonial America to Antebellum U.S. Earlier Forms of Slavery. Slavery existed in many places and forms throughout human history: Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Muslims, Africans, Europeans Differed from place to place, time to time

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Brief History of Slavery in America

Brief History of Slavery in America. 1619. First 20 Negroes brought to Jamestown Virginia from West Africa Originally as indentured servants By 1775 there were 400,000 slaves in America 300,000 of them in the South. 1776 Declaration of Independence. Said nothing about slavery

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Slavery in America

Slavery in America. Background. The use of slavery has been used throughout time in many different cultures and areas. How did it come to America?. Background. Slavery in the U.S. first started as part of European colonization. The system was referred to as the Triangular Trade.

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Slavery in Antebellum America

Slavery in Antebellum America. The 3 Souths. Border South: DE, MD, KY & MO. 22% of families owned on average 5 slaves 1% of South’s ultra-wealthy 6% of large (20+ slaves) plantations found in region. Slaves made up 17% of the population; 21% of African American population free.

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Slavery and Resistance in America

Slavery and Resistance in America. Another look at the period of slavery? What can it do for us?. Questions to Consider. How did African-Americans provide for themselves? How did they get along with each other? How did they find meaning in their lives?. Awesome Web Resources.

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Slavery in America

Slavery in America. Table of Contents. History of Slavery The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Slavery in America (Click Title to go to Content). History of Slavery. When Did Slavery Start?. Slavery has existed throughout history All People, Blacks, Whites, etc.

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Slavery In America

Slavery In America. The Evolution of Civil Rights in the United States. ?. A wealthy eighteenth century family. ?. ?. ?. Can you identify the luxury items pointed to in this painting? Where would they have come from? Why were they so expensive?. White gold & black misery.

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PART ONE: SLAVERY IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA

PART ONE: SLAVERY IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA. A:SLAVERY IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA. 1818: The year of the birth of Frederick Douglass, slavery was already an old institution in America. Two centuries had passed since the first 20 Africans landed in Virginia from a Dutch ship.

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