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Slavery in America
Table of Contents
• History of Slavery
• The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
• Slavery in America

          (Click Title to go to Content)
History of Slavery
When Did Slavery Start?
• Slavery has existed throughout history
  – All People, Blacks, Whites, etc.
• The first slaves were introduced to the
  western hemisphere by the Spanish and
  Portuguese around 1500.
• Between 1500 and 1865 (the year the civil war
  ended) between 9-12 million were brought to
  the western hemisphere
Why Africans?
• Why not Native Americans?
  – Disease
  – Knowledge of local geography
     • Easier to run away
  – Military Resistance
Indentured Servants
• Plantation owners would pay for Europeans to
  come to America and in return they would be
  slaves for 3-7 years.
• Problems:
  – Easier to run away (blended in)
  – High turnover rate
Click picture to return to Table of Contents
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
•Slave ships
averaged 200
slaves
• The trip took 3-6
weeks
•15-20% died
•Ratio of Males to
females, 2:1
    •10% Children
Slave Auctions
Click on the slaves to go to the Table of contents and see what their
lives were like in America
Slavery in America
Slave Codes
• Couldn’t vote, own firearms, own land.
• Not allowed to gather in large groups (ex.
  church).
• Required to meet a curfew.
• Illegal to learn to read or write.
• Couldn’t testify in court.
Living Conditions
•If a slave owner killed his slave there was usually no
consequences.
•They were considered property
African-American Resistance to Slavery
• “Passive” and “Active”
Passive Resistance
•   Faking sick.
•   Lie, plead ignorance, pretend to forget.
•   “Work Slowdown”
•   Do something wrong on purpose.
•   Break tools “accidentally”
Active resistance
• Theft:
    – Chickens, money, watches, etc.
•   Abuse and/or kill farm animals
•   Arson
•   Running away
•   Revolt
    – 100s, mostly small and spur of the moment.
Problems
• If you ran away where would you go?
  – Slave Patrols
  – Go North? Very difficult.
  – Go West? Possible but no guarantee of freedom.
  – Limited knowledge of geography.
Life in the South
    Stereotypes of the south: either rich plantation owners
    or hillbillies.
Rich Plantation
                                                          Hillbillies
owners




                                         The reality was that
                                         most people in the south
                                         were right in the middle.
    76% of whites in the south did NOT
    own slaves
So why fight the Civil War

    -Permanent White Upper class
W

B    -Permanent Black Lower class


                Rich



            W/B

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Slavery in america

  • 2. Table of Contents • History of Slavery • The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade • Slavery in America (Click Title to go to Content)
  • 4. When Did Slavery Start? • Slavery has existed throughout history – All People, Blacks, Whites, etc. • The first slaves were introduced to the western hemisphere by the Spanish and Portuguese around 1500. • Between 1500 and 1865 (the year the civil war ended) between 9-12 million were brought to the western hemisphere
  • 5.
  • 6. Why Africans? • Why not Native Americans? – Disease – Knowledge of local geography • Easier to run away – Military Resistance
  • 7. Indentured Servants • Plantation owners would pay for Europeans to come to America and in return they would be slaves for 3-7 years. • Problems: – Easier to run away (blended in) – High turnover rate
  • 8. Click picture to return to Table of Contents
  • 10.
  • 11.
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  • 13.
  • 14. •Slave ships averaged 200 slaves • The trip took 3-6 weeks •15-20% died •Ratio of Males to females, 2:1 •10% Children
  • 15.
  • 17.
  • 18. Click on the slaves to go to the Table of contents and see what their lives were like in America
  • 20. Slave Codes • Couldn’t vote, own firearms, own land. • Not allowed to gather in large groups (ex. church). • Required to meet a curfew. • Illegal to learn to read or write. • Couldn’t testify in court.
  • 21.
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  • 25. •If a slave owner killed his slave there was usually no consequences. •They were considered property
  • 26. African-American Resistance to Slavery • “Passive” and “Active”
  • 27. Passive Resistance • Faking sick. • Lie, plead ignorance, pretend to forget. • “Work Slowdown” • Do something wrong on purpose. • Break tools “accidentally”
  • 28. Active resistance • Theft: – Chickens, money, watches, etc. • Abuse and/or kill farm animals • Arson • Running away • Revolt – 100s, mostly small and spur of the moment.
  • 29. Problems • If you ran away where would you go? – Slave Patrols – Go North? Very difficult. – Go West? Possible but no guarantee of freedom. – Limited knowledge of geography.
  • 30.
  • 31. Life in the South Stereotypes of the south: either rich plantation owners or hillbillies. Rich Plantation Hillbillies owners The reality was that most people in the south were right in the middle. 76% of whites in the south did NOT own slaves
  • 32. So why fight the Civil War -Permanent White Upper class W B -Permanent Black Lower class Rich W/B