Presentation by: Karli, Cassie, Madison, and MikeSections 4.7. and 4.8

Religion & African Slaves

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Life for African AmericansSlavery first came to Virginia and then it

spread both North and South. Then by the 1700s, enslaved Africans lived in every colony. Even Benjamin Franklin owned slaves for a time. Like most people in the northern colonies Franklin found that hiring workers when he needed them cost less than owning slaves.

Slaves in the southern colonies

In the Southern colonies, however, slavery expanded rapidly. From Virginia to Georgia, slaves helped raise tobacco, rice, indigo, and other cash crops.

Atlantic Slave Trade Slaves were traded for goods at the coast of West Africa Some things that were traded for the slaves were cloths, guns,

and rum The Africans could barely turn themselves in the ships because

they were so packed full of people ( the Africans) For the slaves, crossing the Middle Passage was a nightmare Many Africans died of sickness or despair during the voyage However the Atlantic slave trade was very profitable Many colonial merchants built fortunes trading in human beings

Work Without Hope

Main Idea: The slaves’ masters in America

demanded hard work.

Most enslaved Africans were put to work in fields raising crops

Some Africans rebelled against slavery by refusing to work or running away

Slaves had little hope of making a better life Most adapted to their unhappy working

conditions Slowly and painfully, they began to create a

new African American way of life

Facts on Work Without Hope

PURITAN CHURCH SERVICES

• In New England the sound of a drum or horn called Puritans to worship on Sunday Morning

• Sometimes houses were searched to make sure that everyone was at church

• Church services were held in the town meetinghouse, which was also used for all public meetings

• For church the best pews were given to the older, wealthy people

• At midday villagers would go to “noon- houses” near the church to warm themselves by a fire, eat and socialize then returned to church for the long afternoon sermon

• Services could be as long as five hours• Noon – houses : a long, low, mean stable-like

building, with a rough stone chimney at one end used to warm people in between the two church services

The First Great AwakeningBeginning in the early 1700s, a religious movement

known as the First Great Awakening swept through the colonies. This movement was spurred by a feeling that people had lost their religious faith. To revive peoples religious spirit, preachers traveled from town to town holding outdoor revival meetings. During these meetings fiery sermons were delivered to huge crowds. Preachers words touched the hearts and souls of many colonists.

Benjamin Franklin wrote about the change that he observed in

Philadelphia. From being thoughtless or indifferent about

religion, it seemed as if all the world were religious, so that one could not walk through the town in an evening without hearing psalms [Bible songs] sung in different families of every street.

The Great Awakening had a powerful effect on the colonies. It helped spread the idea that all people are equal in the eyes of God.

1) What was done to make sure people went to church?

2) How long could church services last? 3) True or false, slaves had little hope of

making a better life? 4) True or false, slaves loved their lives and

they never rebelled? 5) What state did slavery first come to?

Quiz Time Slide

6) What costs less then owning slaves? 7) Where were slaves traded for goods? 8) The Atlantic Slave Trade was very what? 9) What was the religious movement known

as? 10) What was the movement spurred by?

…Continued Quiz time

1) their homes were checked 2) up to five hours 3) True 4) False 5) Virginia 6) hiring workers when you need them 7) Coast of West Africa 8) Profitable 9) The First Great Awakening 10) A feeling that people have lost their

religious faith

Answers

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