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I. Slavery in the Colonies:I. Slavery in the Colonies:Middle Passage Middle Passage
1)1) What do you think happened to What do you think happened to slaves after when the slave slaves after when the slave ships got to the American ships got to the American Colonies? Colonies?
2)2) Do you think the conditions of Do you think the conditions of slaves were better or worse slaves were better or worse after they arrived in the after they arrived in the Colonies? Why?Colonies? Why?
II. Differences Among the II. Differences Among the ColoniesColonies
The geography of the American The geography of the American colonies variedcolonies varied from one colony from one colony to another. For example, in the to another. For example, in the Middle and Southern coloniesMiddle and Southern colonies, , farmers could dig into rich, farmers could dig into rich, fertile fertile soilsoil. In . In New England,New England, they could they could not stick their shovels in the not stick their shovels in the ground without hitting ground without hitting rocksrocks. .
New EnglandNew England New England:New England:
– FewFew slaves because slaves because smallsmall farms farmsgrowing season growing season shortshortduring during winterwinter months slaves performed months slaves performed little little workwork and owners could and owners could not affordnot afford to feed to feed and house slaves who were not working.and house slaves who were not working.
New EnglandNew England
In larger towns and cities slaves worked as– house servants, cooks, gardeners, stable-hands
– Most slaves hired out to work for others on docks,
– shops, and warehouses.
New England cont.New England cont.Sometimes slaves saved enough
money to free themselves.Most free African Americans lived in
New England. They worked as merchants, sailors,
carpenters, or landowners. However, they were still not
considered equal to whites.
Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies 1750- 7% of the population was 1750- 7% of the population was
enslavedenslaved
Slaves worked as Slaves worked as laborerslaborers, , servantsservants, , driversdrivers, and as , and as assistantsassistants to craftspeople to craftspeople
Free African Americans worked as Free African Americans worked as laborerslaborers, servants, and , servants, and sailorssailors..
Slaves did Slaves did rebelrebel against slavery. against slavery.
Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies Year-roundYear-round growing season and rich soil growing season and rich soil
was great for was great for agricultureagriculture..
Agriculture required a lot of labor and Agriculture required a lot of labor and Southerners needed workersSoutherners needed workers. . Consequently, there was an Consequently, there was an increaseincrease in in slaveryslavery..
85%85% of slaves lived in the South; of slaves lived in the South; 40%40% of of the the South’s populationSouth’s population was made up of was made up of slavesslaves
Key Questions:Key Questions: What were they key differences What were they key differences
between the geography and climate between the geography and climate of New England Colonies and the of New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies? Southern Colonies?
How did weather and geography How did weather and geography effect the amount of slaves in each effect the amount of slaves in each colonial region? Consequently, which colonial region? Consequently, which region had more slaves?region had more slaves?
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