October 28, 2009October 28, 2009

What makes something a good What makes something a good job? There are always trade off’s – job? There are always trade off’s –

the more money you make the the more money you make the longer you have to work, for longer you have to work, for

example. Would you work for free example. Would you work for free if it meant in the end you had if it meant in the end you had

learned a trade?learned a trade?

Homework:Homework:

The testThe testDue Due ThursdayThursday

Today’s note taking Today’s note taking method:method: OutlineOutline Title is today’s topicTitle is today’s topic Today - The Today - The

Introduction of Introduction of Slaves to North Slaves to North AmericaAmerica

Follow the format Follow the format to the rightto the right

Indentured ServantIndentured Servant

Someone who Someone who traded their traded their passage from passage from Europe for several Europe for several years of laboryears of labor

Indentured servants Indentured servants were whitewere white

They were They were sometimes treated sometimes treated like slaves like slaves

JamestownJamestown

One of the first One of the first English colonies in English colonies in the new worldthe new world

Pocahontas and Pocahontas and John Smith were John Smith were real, and were real, and were connected to connected to JamestownJamestown

Arrival of first Arrival of first Africans to Africans to Virginia Colony Virginia Colony The ship's cargo hold is The ship's cargo hold is

empty except for twenty empty except for twenty or so Africans whom the or so Africans whom the captain and his crew captain and his crew have recently robbed have recently robbed from a Spanish ship. The from a Spanish ship. The captain exchanges the captain exchanges the Africans for food, then Africans for food, then sets sail. sets sail.

It's not clear if the It's not clear if the Africans are considered Africans are considered slaves or indentured slaves or indentured servants. servants.

16191619

The PilgrimsThe Pilgrims

Landed in Landed in 16201620

Africans were Africans were in America in America before the before the Pilgrims!Pilgrims!

(That is (That is Plymouth Plymouth Rock. It’s not Rock. It’s not that big)that big)

Disadvantages to Disadvantages to Indentured Servants:Indentured Servants:

Eventually they Eventually they become free become free people and must people and must be given landbe given land

If they are If they are mistreated they mistreated they can run away can run away and hide rather and hide rather easilyeasily

Disadvantage to enslaving Disadvantage to enslaving Native Americans:Native Americans:

They died in large They died in large numbers from numbers from European DiseasesEuropean Diseases

They could easily They could easily run awayrun away

Some Native Some Native Americans were Americans were enslaved anywayenslaved anyway

African slavesAfrican slaves

Healthy Healthy StrongStrong SkilledSkilled Cannot run Cannot run

away easilyaway easily Available for Available for

salesale

Class work:Class work: Read the ads in the Read the ads in the

handout providedhandout provided Answer the Answer the

questionsquestions Remember RAFT = Remember RAFT =

Reason Audience Reason Audience Format TopicFormat Topic

What were people What were people looking for in a looking for in a slave? slave?