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. Adapted from Robert Stanton’s lesson plan on the 13. th. amendment. For or Against Slavery?. 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. As the war continued:. Harsh treatment towards African Americans. 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.. 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?. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel.”. --Abraham Lincoln. ( . from a letter to A G. Hodges, April 4, 1864, . How should the issue of slavery be addressed within the new territories?. Do Now: . Color in your map to identify the “free soil” and “slave” states.. Draw a line to identify the split in the country between North and South. . Slavery Grievance. Thomas Jefferson was born to a slave-owning family and he . himself owned . slaves. As chairman of the committee that drafted . the Declaration . of Independence, Jefferson wrote a . Warm-Up (IN Page 29 TOP). Write down everything you know about slavery or the slave trade. . (Make sure to use COMPLETE SENTENCES). Based on our discussions, what was slavery like in Spanish-controlled 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. 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. 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. 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. . 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. . 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*.