PPT-Slavery in America

Slaverys 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. 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. Essential Questions. How did the modern system of slavery develop?. What was the history of the slave trade and the Middle Passage?. How did Africans manage to create communities among the brutal slave system?. Dr. Chris Busey. Assistant Professor of Middle Level & Social Studies Education. Texas State University. Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Agenda. Critical Thinking Through Maps. Analyzing Music for Afro-Latin Themes. Economic growth in America was linked and influenced by a host of events elsewhere in the world, particularly in England.. The British Industrial Revolution spurred technical innovations that had far-reaching implications.. 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. Ms. McLane. Ms. . Afshar. / Ms. Scott. Think about it…. Why do you speak Spanish?. Do Now. Guess the populations of the following places in the year 1500:. a. Paris . b. London . c. British Isles . Dr . Camillia. . Cowling. 1940s recordings of Brazilian slave songs by Stanley . Stein. No tempo do . cativeiro. Aturava. . muito. . desaforo. Levantava. de . manha. . cedo. Com . cara. . limpa. By: Vincent Mai. America and the Institution of Slavery. Slavery had already been in . practice for . quite some time. The significance of Slavery in America: . Manipulated by the slaves states in order to fulfill individual interests.. . The Missouri Compromise (1820). A James Monroe Museum. Virtual Exhibit. Image Credit: Robert K. Griffin “The Liberian Senate,” Library of Congress. Introduction. The United States had debated slavery since its founding. However, tensions over the issue were growing by the time of Monroe’s presidency. . - 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.” . Introduction to the novel. Though Morrison. ’. s work has focused on black experience, and particularly on the experience of Black women, she long avoided subject of . slavery. Considered taboo within her own family and culture. Too big, too traumatic, too embittering, too hard to face.. 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.. APUSH – Spiconard. i. Why Slavery?. Profits. Sugar, tobacco, and rice were extremely profitable. Plantation owners wanted to maximize their profits. Slave labor allows for maximization of profits. Africa has a history of slavery*. 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