Slavery in the United States

1. Slavery in the United States Up to 1820

2. History of Slavery • Greek and Roman civilisation. • Variety of jobs • Became slaves for many reasons • Conditions not the same for all • Middle Ages • Europe • Africa • Nr East

3. Emergence of Brazil and Caribbean during 1500s. Arrival of Africans in N America in 1619 Chattel Slavery – became preferred to white indentured servants

4. The Nature of Slavery Length of service Inheritance Legal status Economic status Political status • Plantation slavery grew harsher with fear of rebellion • 1790s • 1800 • 1822 • 1831

5. The North and South diverge North South • Slavery never dominant • End of 18thC began to abolish slavery • Vermont • New Jersey • End of slave trade 1808 Thought would die out 1793 Cotton Gin Industrial demand Greater use of plantation slavery Made stocks more valuable Number of slaves still increased

6. Growth of slavery

7. Social, Political and Economic effects

8. Impact on Western Expansion Need for plantation land Better climates 1815+ admittance of new states Raised the question of slavery 1820 Missouri Crisis