Abolitionists Americans Who Worked to stop slavery in America 1.
Slavery in america (1)
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By: Christian Young
SLAVERY IN AMERICA
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In 1619, the first Africans were
brought to the colony Jamestown,
Virginia by the Dutch.
The Dutch actually found those
slaves upon a Spanish ship they had
seized (taken over).
THE BEGINNING…..
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THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
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SLAVE SHIPS
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SLAVE AUCTIONS
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PLANTATIONS
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S laves S lave Owner s
LIVING CONDITIONS
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Compared to animals
No considered human
Were not allowed to read or write
Couldn’t leave the plantation without permission of the slave master
Beaten almost daily
Note allowed to vote
Treated as property
Were not allowed to defend themselves against their slave owner
TREATMENT
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Slaves were often brutally punished
for misbehaving.
Punishments included: whipping,
branding, being sold, gagged
(silence), and other torturous
methods were used.
PUNISHMENT
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A network of black and white abolitionists between 1816 and the end of the
Civil War who helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom
Harriet Tubman
Fredrick Douglas
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
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GROWTH OF SLAVERY THROUGH
TIME IN THE USA
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• 1860 Presidential Election
• Beginning of The Civil War 1861
• Union States VS Confederate States
• Bloodiest American War (750,000 people died approximately)
• Union offering slaves the promise of not being returned to their mastered
• Emancipation Proclamation (September 22, 1862) by Abraham Lincoln
which freed slaves in seceded states
• It was not until 1865 that slavery was officially over
• End of the Civil War 1865
• 13th amendment abolishes slavery in United States of America
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
(NORTH VS SOUTH)