African Slavery |
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Introduction |
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The African Slave Trade and America occurred between the year 1600 and 1900. |
Africa, Britain, Portugal, the Dutch, Spain, and the French sponsored the slave trade. |
These groups represent the modern day Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribean, and American |
Diasporo, the many decendant of the slave trade. |
As not to kill fellow Africans, African tribes at war sold there captured enemies into slavery. |
These slaves were inspected, marched to the coast, separated and traded from Africa for profit. |
Almost every black person, from the Caribbean Islands, Americas, and Asia, who are not indigenous to continental Africa are decedents of slaves. |
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Absolute slavery not indentured servitude was preferred after the 1600's. |
The colonist relied heavily on African slave labor for domestic work in New England and Agricultural work in the South. Slaves were often beaten and often punished. |
Slaves in the South worked to produce the cotton, tobacco and rice. |
The labor was hard; South Carolina a major tobacco producer in the 1720 was composed of 65% black slaves in population. |
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Over 600,000 slaves where brought to the original 13 colonies, which is only 5% of the 12 million slaves, exported from Africa. Many of who died at sea. |
Slave ships stored human cargo like sardines in slave ships and if the cargo died, where thrown into the Atlantic Ocean. |
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African |
africano |
separation |
separación |
sardine |
sardina |
hard |
duro |
trade |
comercio |
profit |
lucro |
diaspora |
diáspora |
cargo |
carga |
domestic |
doméstico |
agriculture |
agricultura |
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The western hemisphere became hugely successful very quickly on the backs of black slaves. Goods like sugar, cotton, indigo and coffee were produced by a majority’s underclass were much work was without pay or consideration. In 1776 the revolutionary war was underway and approval slavery by the north was on the decline. By 1777 anti slavery laws were in every state north of the Ohio River. This line was called the Mason-Dixon Line. By 1860, four hundred thousand families held over 4 million slaves. Many of these families are still here today through blood lines and corporation which proffered from African Slavery like Lehman Brothers, Aetna Insurance, JP Morgan Chase, New York Life Insurance Wachovia Bank (Well Fargo Bank), Norfolk Southern, USA Today, CSX, Barclays and AIG. |
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The American Civil War of 1861 led to the end of slavery in America. President Lincoln a Republican issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. The proclamation was finalized on January 1, 1863. Finally, The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865, |
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President Lincoln |
Presidente Lincoln |
Mason-Dixon Line |
Mason-Dixon Line |
Punishment |
castigo |
Lehman Brothers |
Lehman Brothers |
Emancipation Proclamation |
Proclamación de Emancipación |
JP Morgan Chase |
JP Morgan Chase |