PPT-Slavery in the Colonies

Slaves Waiting to be Sold The Atlantic Slave Trade About 10 million enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas between the 1500s and the 1800s Africans were often bought or captured along the African coast to be sold in the Americas. Sarah Richardson. Slavery. Slave trade defined as the enforced migration of people across national boundaries over long distances to bondage in a different setting . Ancient empires of Egypt, Greece and Rome all utilised slave labour . I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel.”. --Abraham Lincoln. ( . from a letter to A G. Hodges, April 4, 1864, . 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. Big Ideas of the Lesson . The English enslaved Africans and forced them to work in the colonies.. Slavery had terrible effects on people and cultures of Africa. Although a majority of the enslaved Africans lived in the Southern Colonies, they were part of the population of each of the 13 colonies. . Chapter . 4. , . Lesson . 1. Intro. An Englishman by the name of Andrew Burnaby traveled through the American Colonies in 1760.. He observed the lifestyle of the colonist and claimed that he could not see the colonist uniting for a purpose.. 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. 4.1 The New England Colonies . Boston was the busiest town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Religion played a crucial part in the development of the N.E colonies. Maine (part of MA), New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island. 1625-1700. AP FOCUS. Similarities and differences amongst the colonial regions, focusing on:. Geography. Politics. Economics. Religion. Social structure. Religious toleration and separation of church and state. - Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass. “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.” . 1600’s . and 1700’s, they . became . the home to people of . many . lands. These people . brought . their own customs . and . traditions. In time, they . shaped . these old ways into a . new . American Culture. Southern Colonies. 13 Colonies. New England-1620. New England Colonies. New England Colonies. Massachusetts Bay Colony. Rhode Island Colony. Connecticut Colony. New Hampshire Colony. Puritan. Town meeting. Barbados slaves codes brought to South Carolina. . Leads to massive Racism. . Imported in large numbers following:. Bacons Rebellion-1676. Invention of Cotton Gin- 1790 . Compromise of the Constitution. - the Southern Colonies were made up of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia . Ch.4, Sec.3 – The Southern Colonies: Plantations & Slavery. The Plantation Economy . - the South’s fertile soil and almost year-round growing season was ideal to grow cash crops like tobacco, rice, and cotton. Topic #7 Development of Colonial Slavery How did European slavery of Africans first develop? Portuguese fort named Elmina (“the mine”) Portuguese first began using slaves on the sugar plantations established on Sao Tome and Principe