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Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas

Learn about the origins of slavery in the Americas, where millions of African slaves were forced to work, enduring the Middle Passage and abuse. Explore key terms, figures, and the impact of the African Diaspora. Uncover the resilience of slaves, cultural preservation, and the harsh realities they faced.

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Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas

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  1. Beginnings of Slavery in the Americas Europeans forced millions of African slaves to work in their colonies

  2. Vocabulary and Key Terms Key Terms • Immune • Middle Passage • African Diaspora Key Figures

  3. Las Cases is NO Hero!! • Millions of Native Americans die due to the diseases Europeans were Immune to • With the loss of Native American Labor Plantation owners looked for a cheap workforce for their sugar and tobacco plantations • Bartolome de Las Cases suggested Africans should replace Native Americans as a slaves

  4. A Grave Injustice • When spain legalizes the sale of slaves millions of slaves begin to be sold worldwide • The Slaves would be captured and transported over 1000 miles to the coast to endure the Middle Passage • African Slaves would be packed by the thousands in spaces the size of coffins to travel across the Atlantic to the Americas • One in Six slaves would die on this journey by disease, malnutrition, suffocation, or suicide

  5. Worldwide Crisis • The Slave Trade led to African Diaspora as over 12 million slaves were brought to the Americas in 340 years • While slave trade occurred worldwide, over 600,000 slaves were brought to the British Colonies in America • In the Colonies there were strict laws against the slaves and slave codes that led to the Abuse and Death of the slaves • While SOME slaves were treated kindly, most were mistreated and abused by their owners

  6. Family Matters • African Slaves would hold onto, and share, their cultures to create a new African American Culture • While slaves tried to hold onto their families, they were often torn apart and prevented from moving with their families

  7. Culture Club • Religion became central to slave life as they practiced Christian and more traditional African religions • Many Africans would express their religious beliefs through Spirituals to tell stories of hope, joy, agony, and sorrow • Slaves also used their art and dance to hang on to their past African Cultures

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