Slavery in America

Background • The use of slavery has been used throughout

time in many different cultures and areas.

How did it come to America?

Background

• Slavery in the U.S. first started as part of European colonization.

• The system was referred to as the

Triangular Trade

The Trans –Atlantic Slave trade

• The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas was part of a system of Triangular trade.– Africa provided slaves (labor)– Costal African leaders helped capture slaves

11.2 Slavery in America

The Trans –Atlantic Slave trade

• The section of this system between Africa and the Americas is called the

The Middle Passage

The Trans –Atlantic Slave trade

Slavery Review ?’s

Which region of the U.S. was Slavery primarily located in?

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Why was Slavery located there?

Slavery was in the south because the geographic conditions made planting cotton plantations possible.

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• What invention led to a drastic increase of dependence of Slave labor?

The Cotton GinDrastically improves Cotton production

The Major ConnectionIn America, Slavery was directly connected to the rapid expansion of Cotton in the South.

• Only about 30% of farmers in the South owned slaves (Mostly rich plantation owners).

• 60% of farmers could not afford to own slaves.

How did this video clip make you feel?

Slave RebellionsNat Turner Rebellion:Organized rebellion of 70 slaves against slave owners.-55 people are killed

Slave RebellionsNat Turner Rebellion:Effects: - Spreads panic and fear in the South- Harsh laws created to limit the rights of freed slaves- It becomes illegal to educate slaves

Why did the South want to limit a slaves education?

There was a fear that slaves would be able to organize another rebellion.

It was Dangerous

They would learn that they could be entitled to a better life.

They are humans, not property

• Looking at what we have said about the importance and “Dangers” of having a education,

Why do you think that our country is having a problem with high school

graduation rates?

• Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR) for public high school students, by race/ethnicity: School year 2011-12

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Looking at what we have said about the importance and “Dangers” of having a education,

Why do you think that our country is having a problem with high school

graduation rates?