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American Slavery ((The Middle Passage, The middle passage was the route…
American Slavery
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The middle passage was the route from Africa to the new world used by slave ships to get slaves from Africa all the way to the new world. life on the middle passage was really rough, kidnapped slaves from Africa were stuffed into the boat like sardines, there was barely any room for for them and they were chained in shackles and were barely fed enough.
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By 1800 it is estimated that around 3 million slaves were in the americas, And since the first slaves have arrived in the americas, it is an estimated ten million slaves have died.
Why It Happened
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Colonists turn to slavery after they had been using indentured servants because slaves are much cheaper. With an indentured servant you must feed them, give them shelter and give them a passage to America. So in the end colonists discovered that the cheapest way was to get slaves.
The Cruelest Slavery
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American slavery was the cruelest form of slavery because it was all racially-based. if you're a white man in the colonies you would not be a Slave, but if you are a black man the law clearly stated that someone could claim you as their property.
The White Elite's Fears
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The white elite has series of the lower class and the slaves turned against them, so the elite Whites decided to strategically turn the slaves against the lower class so they would fight each other and not them.
Realitys
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When slaves got sick of doing work and being beaten some of them resisted. this can mean the number of things Some slaves tried to escape or a large grouping of slaves refused to work.
Slavery Coming To Be
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The transatlantic slave trade was a slave trade from Africa to the new world. it was First started after Christopher Columbus had enslaved the Taino people. The transatlantic slave trade was first needed when Christopher Columbus wiped them out through cruel treatment. With the Taino wiped out Columbus needed slaves to do the work, so they went to Africa and they kidnapped slaves from there just as they had done to the Taino people.
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