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Slavery In The U.S.A (Before 1864). By Alex Parson and Seth Brock. Slavery first started in the U.S when the first Africans were brought in to aid with farming in the early 1600s. The Start Of Slavery…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The S
tart
Of
Sla
very
… Slavery first started in
the U.S when the first
Africans were brought in
to aid with farming in
the early 1600s.
The
Deve
lopm
ent
of
Sla
very
…
Slavery became increasingly popular in the
U.S, and by 1860, there
were nearly 4 million
slaves.Slaves took up nearly 1
third of the U.S population.
During the Revolutionary
War, the Northern states
turned away from slavery,
and the U.S split into the
South and the North.
The S
outh
ern
Sta
tes…
The Southern States
included:AlabamaArkansasTennesseeDelawareFloridaGeorgia
Kentucky
The S
outh
ern
Sta
tes
(Conti
nued)…
LouisianaMarylandMississippiMissouriNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTexasVirginia
How
do Y
ou
beco
me a
sl
ave
?... There are 2 main ways
to become a slave:Prisoners of war (A.K.A.
P.O.W)became slavesAlso, if you could not
pay your debts, you became a slave.
A s
lave
s lif
e…
Many Slaves worked as
miners, or worked in
plantationsOthers became household
slaves, doing cooking and
cleaning a so on…Slaves could not legally
marry, have a family,
testify in court, or own
property.In other words, they had
no freedom.
The
Underg
round
Railr
oad…
The Underground Railroad was a secret
passageway for slaves
to escape to the north
for freedom.The Underground Railroad was used before the civil war(1860-1865)
The U
nderg
round
Railr
oad(C
onti
nued)
…
Sometimes, groups of
people who were against
slavery organized parts of
the underground railroad.
More often, The Underground Railroad was
made of small individuals
helping slavesIf a slave was caught,
he/she would return to
slavery with even harsher
conditions.
The U
nderg
round
Railr
oad S
ecr
et
Language…
People who went south
to find slaves seeking
freedom were called
“pilots”Those who guide slaves
to safety are “conductors”The slaves were known
as “passengers”
The U
nderg
round
Railr
oad S
ecr
et
Language(C
onti
nued)… People’s homes or
businesses that slaves
could hide in were called
“stations”
The End…
Created By: Alex and SethProduced By: Alex and Seth Directed By: Alex and Seth Thought of By: Alex and Seth Websites:http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/
Everything Else By: Alex and SethEditing by: Alex and SethDigital Producing By: Alex and Seth
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