PPT-Slavery How it all began:

The first Africans in America arrived in Jamestown Virginia in 1619 as indentured servants From 1619 to around1640 Africans were able to earn their freedom by working as artisans and labor workers for the European settlers. Was the United States a house of cards before the Civil War?. Kansas - Nebraska Act - 1854. Author - Stephen A Douglas, Senator - Illinois. Act: Territory of Kansas would be divided into 2 states: Kansas and Nebraska. Piracy. Transatlantic Slave Trade. Lasted from the 16. th. to 19. th. century. An estimated 17 million Africans were captured and sold as slaves. Largest deportation in history. First system of globalization. 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. 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. Chapter 14 Part 3. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. CT preacher’s daughter. Lost son to cholera; felt she understood how slave mothers felt when children sold. Wrote anti-slavery novel (1852)– . By: Emily Wilson. EW. What we will be discussing. Intro to slavery during this time period.. Generalization during the time. Slavery maps. Both active and passive methods slaves used to resist slavery,. 1793-1860. American Pageant Chapter 16. “Cotton is King!”. King Cotton. Cotton Gin—revives slavery. South & others profited. ½ of American exports after 1840. Produced more than ½ world’s supply. 2. How did westward expansion impact mechanical and agricultural innovation?. 3. How did McCormick help the North, and Whitney help the South?. 4. Concerning industrial progress, what was the American System?. * The territory gained by the US in the Mexican-American War greatly increased sectional tension.. Slavery & Westward Expansion. 1846. . David Wilmot. Penn.(Dem). . The Wilmot Proviso. : proposed that slavery not be allowed in any territory gained from Mexico.. - 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.” . 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. By. Gabrielle, Hannah, Sydney, and Mercer. A. is for-. A. bolitionists. A. bolitionists-people who want to end or abolish slavery.. Among the abolitionists were two sisters who grew up in South Carolina-Angelina and Sarah Grimke. . - 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