Mid Term Exam Part 1 Origins.Why did slavery emerge in the British North American colonies? Why did it displace indentured servitude? How is slavery related to race? After the establishment of settler towns such as Jamestown, the production of cash crops such as tobacco became popular. During the early period of the cash crop farming, indentured servants were the main labor force. However, most plantation owners began seeing these servants as costly. When Dutch traders brought the first slaves to North America in 1619, the plantation owners saw the cheap labor as a boost to their profits. Thus from that period onwards, the use of slaves in these plantations became the order of business Slavery displaced indentured slavery for three main reasons. First of all, the introduction of slaves into the Americas by Dutch travelers offered a cheap and alternative labor force for the plantation workers. Secondly, with the transatlantic passage becoming more and more affordable, more immigrants from Europe came into the new world. Thus, with more and more immigrants come in and finding alternative means of income, the demand for indentured servants declined, wage bill rose and the cost of employing an indentured servant became higher and was less preferred over slavery. Lastly, as the new world become more organized and state like, laws were passed against bound servitude. By the mid-1800s, indentured servitude was outlawed in the United States. During the commencement of slavery in the United States, the whites believed in an inherent superiority over the black slaves. To the white settlers, the savage Africans were entitled to slavery. In fact, white settlers believed that they were doing the Africans a great deal of favor. Therefore, the fact that slavery was mostly restricted to the black people, was based purely in ideological beliefs that the African race were inferior and bound to serve the whites. End.How did Slavery cause the American Civil War? How did the war change from being a war to preserve the Union to a war to destroy slavery? After President Abraham Lincoln was elected into office on the republican ticket, the Southern States sought to Secede as they believed that they Lincoln administration would eventually pass laws abolishing slavery. In 1860, several states seceded from the union forming the confederacy and attacked government positions at fort Sumter starting off the civil war. The war’s transformation from a fight for the union to a fight against slavery progressed slowly throughout the conflict. With more and more slavery escaping from their Southern owners, more and more Northerners begun compassion to these slaves and pushed for emancipation of these slaves. In1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Final proclamation of Emancipation changing the purpose of the war to include freedom to the slaves in the Southern Confederacy. Part 2 Explain the significance of the following terms 1. Dred Scott Case The Dred Scott decision ...

1. Mid Term Exam
Part 1
Origins.Why did slavery emerge in the British North American
colonies? Why did it displace indentured servitude? How is
slavery related to race?
After the establishment of settler towns such as Jamestown, the
production of cash crops such as tobacco became popular.
During the early period of the cash crop farming, indentured
servants were the main labor force. However, most plantation
owners began seeing these servants as costly. When Dutch
traders brought the first slaves to North America in 1619, the
plantation owners saw the cheap labor as a boost to their
profits. Thus from that period onwards, the use of slaves in
these plantations became the order of business
Slavery displaced indentured slavery for three main reasons.
First of all, the introduction of slaves into the Americas by
Dutch travelers offered a cheap and alternative labor force for
the plantation workers. Secondly, with the transatlantic passage
becoming more and more affordable, more immigrants from
Europe came into the new world. Thus, with more and more
immigrants come in and finding alternative means of income,
the demand for indentured servants declined, wage bill rose and
the cost of employing an indentured servant became higher and
was less preferred over slavery. Lastly, as the new world
become more organized and state like, laws were passed against
bound servitude. By the mid-1800s, indentured servitude was
outlawed in the United States.
During the commencement of slavery in the United States, the
whites believed in an inherent superiority over the black slaves.
To the white settlers, the savage Africans were entitled to
slavery. In fact, white settlers believed that they were doing the
Africans a great deal of favor. Therefore, the fact that slavery
was mostly restricted to the black people, was based purely in
ideological beliefs that the African race were inferior and bound

2. to serve the whites.
End.How did Slavery cause the American Civil War? How did
the war change from being a war to preserve the Union to a war
to destroy slavery?
After President Abraham Lincoln was elected into office on the
republican ticket, the Southern States sought to Secede as they
believed that they Lincoln administration would eventually pass
laws abolishing slavery. In 1860, several states seceded from
the union forming the confederacy and attacked government
positions at fort Sumter starting off the civil war.
The war’s transformation from a fight for the union to a fight
against slavery progressed slowly throughout the conflict. With
more and more slavery escaping from their Southern owners,
more and more Northerners begun compassion to these slaves
and pushed for emancipation of these slaves. In1863, President
Abraham Lincoln issued the Final proclamation of
Emancipation changing the purpose of the war to include
freedom to the slaves in the Southern Confederacy.
Part 2
Explain the significance of the following terms
1. Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott decision was issued by the American Supreme
Court in 1857. In the decision, Dred Scott, who was an African
American living in free state, was deemed not to be entitled to
his freedom. Furthermore, the supreme court decided that
African Americans could not be citizens of America. Therefore,
the Dred Scott case set the Precedence for racial segregation in
America.
2. Indentured Servitude
Indentured servitude was common in the early American
settlements. However, with the introduction of slaves by the
Dutch in the early 1600s, led to loss of popularity of indentured
servants. Furthermore, bound servitude became outlawed in the
Americas by the mid-1800s. Thus, the loss of popularity of
indentured servants led to the increase in slavery in America.
3. Emancipation Proclamation

3. The Emancipation proclamation was issued in 1863 by President
Abraham Lincoln at the height of the Civil war. The
proclamation was issued to the Confederates states to surrender
or lose their slavery rights. Although this did not effectively
end the war or slavery as a whole, it is seen as a first step
towards the abolition of slavery as a whole.
4. Triangle Trade
The trans-Atlantic slave is one of the most well-known triangle
trades in history. The trade was popular between the 16th and
the 19th century and is credited with the introduction of slaves
into the Americas by the Dutch. In addition to slaves, the trade
also transported other valuables such as cash crops and other
manufactured goods. However, slaves still remain to be the
hallmark of the trade.
5. Thirteenth Amendment
One of the most significant outcomes of the American civil war
was the third Amendment. The amendment was passed and
ratified in 1865. Through the thirteenth amendment, all forms of
slavery were abolished in the United States. In the wordings of
the Amendment, the only form of slavery that was allowed was
to be as a form of punishment after due conviction.