Bell Ringer Date: September 30th, 2015

1) Hand in your Homework in the bin.

2) Take out a new sheet of paper and label it Slavery B9

3) Take out another sheet of paper and title it Bell Ringers. Answer this question…

Why would the colonies want to keep Slavery as an institution (a way of life)?

1) Who were the Gentry? What occupations did they have?

2) Describe the life of an indentured servant.

Recall 1 fact about slavery you learned from yesterday.

The Middle Passage

Part of the trade where Africans, densely packed onto ships, were transported

across the Atlantic to the West Indies.

The Middle PassageWhat sorts of conditions do

you think slaves endured during the 2 month journey to

the Americas?

Triangular Trade

• http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_history_of_american_slavery/2015/06/animated_interactive_of_the_history_of_the_atlantic_slave_trade.html

• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u3/

Turn to page 115Directions: Read from Slavery in the Colonies to 117. Answer these questions on the sheet of paper. 1) Did all of the Colonies support slavery? Why or why

not?2) What was the purpose of slave codes?3) What cultural influences did Africans bring to

America?

Number# your paper

• 1-8 worksheet #1–(Do not answer 9-12)

• Skip a line• 1-5 worksheet #2 Map