4.7 (L

IFE FO

R AFR

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AMERICANS)

AND 4.8

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THE A

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LIFE FO

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AMERICANS

4.7

LIFE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

SLAVERY STARTED IN VIRIGINIA

BY THE EARLY 1700’S SLAVERY WAS IN EVERY COLONY

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN COLONIES FOUND THAT IT COST LESS TO HIRE A WORKER WHEN NEEDED THAN TO BUY A SLAVE

IN THE SOTHERN COLONIES SLAVERY SPREAD RAPIDLY

SOUTHERN SLAVES HELPED RAISE TABACCO, RICE, INDIGO, AND OTHER CASH CROPS

ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

MOST SLAVES WERE BROUGHT FROM WEST AFRICA

AFFRICANS WERE TRADED FOR SUPPLIES

SOME SUPPLIES INCLUDED CLOTH, GUNS, AND RUM

EVEN TEN YEAR OLDS WERE TAKEN AS SLAVES

SHIPS WERE REALLY CROWDED AND FILLED WITH DISEASE

MANY DIED, AND THE ONES WHO DIDN’T WISH THEY HAD

THE TRADE WAS VERY PROFITABLE

WORK WITHOUT HOPE

SLAVE MASTERS IN AMERICA DEMANDED HARD WORK

SOME SLAVES WORKED IN FIELDS RAISING CROPS

WHILE OTHERS WORKED AS NURSES, CARPENTERS , BLACKSMITHS, DRIVERS, SERVANTS, GARDENERS, AND MIDWIVES

SLAVES HAD LITTLE HOPE OF GETTING BETTER LIVES

SOME REBELLED, MOST ADAPTED TO THE SITUATION

SLAVES WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCIETY

RELIGIO

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RELIGION

COLONISTS TRIED TO LIVE THEIR LIVES BASED OFF THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH

CHILDERN GREW UP READING THE BIBLE COVER TO COVER SEVERAL TIMES

PURITAN CHURCH SERVICES

EVERYONE HAD TO GO TO CHURCH

THE SOUND OF A DRUM OR HORN CALLED PURITANS TO WORSPIN ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.

HOUSES WERE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE EVEYONE WAS AT CHURCH

CHURCH SERVICES WERE HELD IN THE MEETINGHOUSE

“THE SEATING COMMITTEE” CHOSE YOUR SEATS BASED ON YOUR AGE AND WEALTH

SERVICES COULD LAST UP TO FIVE HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING

MADE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE LOSING THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH

FORMS WERE KEPT UP, BUT GODLINESS WAS MISSING

PREACHERS GAVE SERMONS THAT TOUCHED THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF MANY PEOPLE

RELIGION GREW BACK

PEOPLE WOULD SING PSALMS IN THE STREET WITH OTHER COLONISTS

ALL PEOPLE NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WILL WAS A OPEN HEART AND A DESIRE TO KNOW GOD’S TRUTH

QUIZ

TIME

Do you rememberwhat we were

talkingabout throughoutthis slide show??? Well let’s find

out!!!

QUESTION 1:

Where did slavery start??

A. South Dakota

B. Virginia

C. Massachusetts

QUESTION 2:

By what year was there slaves in every colony?

A. 1600’s

B. 1650’s

C. 1700’s

QUESTION 3:

Where were most slaves from?

A. Chile

B. West Africa

C. East Africa

QUESTION 4:

What 3 things were slave commonly traded for?

A. Guns, rum, and cloth

B. Foods, drinks, and animals

C. Sliver, copper, and gold

QUESTION 5:

Where did most American slaves work?

A. Houses

B. Mines

C. Fields

QUESTION 6:

Which of the following was NOT a job that a slave did?

A. Blacksmith

B. Chefs

C. Nurses

QUESTION 7:

The children grew up reading what book?

A. Catechism

B. Bible

C. World history book

QUESTION 8:

How long could church last up to?

A. Three hrs.

B. Four hrs.

C. Five hrs.

QUESTION 9:

What was the First Great Awakening?

A. The time when the city people all woke up at

B. The church brought back its favorite chocolate muffins

C. The religious faith coming back into action

QUESTION 10:

What year did the First Great Awaking start in?

A. 1700’s

B. 1730’s

C. 1800’s

BONUS QUESTION:

What was the picture on the beginning slide?

A. Dog

B. Cat

C. Horse

D. None of the above

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME