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    In 1619, there was a Dutch ship that arrived in America to trade for food. But instead of an object, such as silk or wine, they were trading humans. These humans were Africans who were not treated as normal human beings, but as if they were just an object or animal. On their voyage over to America, all the slaves were crammed into the lower part of the ship. They were forbidden to move and had to remain lying down for the entire voyage. For those on the ship to be sure the slaves were not causing

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    Slavery in America Does anyone know who really started slavery? Slavery first took place in North America, 1619 at a British colony of Jamestown Virginia” (Boles, John). This caused slavery to spread throughout the American colonies. Slavery had a huge impact on America and still does till this day. Slavery was nothing new when it came to America. It’s been going on since before the 1400’s.”Slavery had existed in Europe from classical times and did not disappear with the collapse of the Roman Empire”

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    What is slavery? Slavery is forced labor and this forced labor is what built America and made them become more developed. “Africans peoples were captured and transported to the Americas to work. Most European colonial economies in the Americas from the 16th century through the 19th were dependant on enslaved African labor for their survival.” Many claim that enslavement was very necessary in order for America to thrive and not die off for it is now one of the best countries in the world. However

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    South tried to establish and justify the slavery system, and how African Americans tried to maintain their identity, gain dignity,

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    The slavery has one the greatest contributions to the history of the united states, American started slavery back when the new world was discovered. When slavery had just begun to evolve the United States were known as colonies of the New World. In 1619, Dutch introduce slavery to America, starting the seeds of a slavery system that developed into a nightmare of abuse and torture that would eventually divide the nation. Slavery was practiced in America throughout the American colonies in the 17-18th

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    that need to be addressed because they both lead to violence. This is showing that history repeats itself and will always come back. 1492: Slavery started in Europe 1571: Slavery is illegal in France 1619: The Africans were enslaved and brought to America. 1861-1865: Civil War 1865: Slavery in America was abolished This short timeline is stating that slavery still goes on today even though most countries don’t have it. First off, racism today connects to racism that happened many years ago. A class

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    Slavery is defined as the horrific forcing of a person to perform a task without being paid what can be considered fair for the work done. This definition applied on an international level is the transatlantic slave trade in which Africans were forcefully removed from their native lands and shipped in chains to North America to be used on plantations as a free source of labor Hellie (2018) mention that a slave is an asset or property and therefore belonged to someone else. Slaves are objects in the

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    Slavery in the United States existed from the beginning of European colonization. Colonizers for decades imported from Africa, thousands of people for slave labor for the conquerors. The situation began to change after the War of Independence of the United States, when the thirteen colonies revolted against the government of the United Kingdom. Announcement Declaration of Independence in 1776 and its recognition in the Treaty of Paris, London seven years later, gave birth to a new state. At that

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    to produce the most output for the cheapest expense. A wise businessman would have been stupid to overlook any opportunity for cost cutting, and slave labor was a huge subtraction from labor expense. Businessmen built the institution of slavery in the Americas with profit being the main goal every step of the way; from negotiations with African slavers, to keeping track of and

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    Everyone knows that slavery in America was a difficult time for African Americans. But do people truly understand how hard it was for the African American female slaves? Harriet Jacobs goes into detail about her life as a slave and gives the female perspective under the alias Linda Brent in the novel Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. She states that everything she says in the book is completely true. There are stereotypes of black women during this time: being looked upon as sexual objects and

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