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Bell Ringer #3 – 10/14/2009. What was life like for Africans in America from 1620-1641? How did life change for blacks in 1641? What is chattel?. Early races of North America. Dutch brought first Africans to America. In 1619, 32 Africans lived in Jamestown
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Bell Ringer #3 – 10/14/2009 • What was life like for Africans in America from 1620-1641? • How did life change for blacks in 1641? • What is chattel?
Early races of North America • Dutch brought first Africans to America. • In 1619, 32 Africans lived in Jamestown • Early blacks were free, especially if baptized. Colonists called them “negroes” (Spanish for black) • Europeans enslaved Native Ams first, but when disease killed most, they enslaved Africans
Native Americans • Many had organized societies and lived harmoniously with their environment • Some tribes provided refuge to escaping slaves and some saw extensive racial mixing • Natives taught other how to cultivate corn, pumpkins, tobacco, & potatoes • miscegenation – interracial contact that produced people of mixed race