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. 1820-1850. Prior to the 1820s the view of slavery was in conflict with the ideas of . the . American Revolution. , . particularly the statement by Thomas Jefferson in the . . Declaration of Independence . 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 . 1807 – British bans the Atlantic Slave trade. 1809 – Prussia (Germany) bans slavery. 1832 – Britain abolishes slavery. 1848 – France abolishes Slavery. 1861 – Russia abolishes serfdom (slavery). Walter Johnson refers to . Joseph Holt Ingraham’s work, ‘The Southwest by a Yankee’ (1835. ). Johnson . states that there is no more important topic in relation to slavery than the topic approached by Ingraham regarding ‘the relation of slavery to race… of the process of economic exploitation to the ideology of racial domination. Setting the Scene…. Year – 1820. President. – James Monroe. Thomas Jefferson . voices . . his opinion of slavery. . 11 free states. 11 slave states . How do we admit Missouri?. The Missouri Compromise. 10.1. Industry in the North. 1850’s –more than 20,000 miles of track laid. Cities transformed over night. Many immigrants came. Strongly opposed to slavery. Agriculture in the South. 1850 . 1/3 of the nations population was in the South. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel.”. --Abraham Lincoln. ( . from a letter to A G. Hodges, April 4, 1864, . Crispus. Attucks in the Mob at the “Boston Massacre,” 1770. Phillis. Wheatley, Boston Slave and Published Poet. Slavery and Slave Revolt as a Cause of the American Revolution. Centrality of Slavery to British North America. 16.1 – Slavery in the Territories. From the days of Jefferson and the Founding Fathers, slavery was a major issue for politicians. The Missouri Compromise. By 1819, there were 22 states (11 free, 11 not). Liz Cooper, SRS Research and Policy Manager. EAUC Sustainable Procurement Topic Support Network October 2016. Working areas. Why modern slavery?. Increasing visibility of the issue in media and . research. missouri. and . kansas. Created by: . Jesse V. McClain. The Issue of Slavery. Introduction. Slavery in Missouri. Slavery in Kansas. Slavery. Slavery is the condition of being held against one’s will and being forced to work without pay. . - 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. 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