Slavery In The U.S.A

(Before 1864)

By Alex Parson and Seth

Brock

The S

tart

Of

Sla

very

… Slavery first started in

the U.S when the first

Africans were brought in

to aid with farming in

the early 1600s.

The

Deve

lopm

ent

of

Sla

very

…

Slavery became increasingly popular in the

U.S, and by 1860, there

were nearly 4 million

slaves.Slaves took up nearly 1

third of the U.S population.

During the Revolutionary

War, the Northern states

turned away from slavery,

and the U.S split into the

South and the North.

The S

outh

ern

Sta

tes…

The Southern States

included:AlabamaArkansasTennesseeDelawareFloridaGeorgia

Kentucky

The S

outh

ern

Sta

tes

(Conti

nued)…

LouisianaMarylandMississippiMissouriNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTexasVirginia

How

do Y

ou

beco

me a

sl

ave

?... There are 2 main ways

to become a slave:Prisoners of war (A.K.A.

P.O.W)became slavesAlso, if you could not

pay your debts, you became a slave.

A s

lave

s lif

e…

Many Slaves worked as

miners, or worked in

plantationsOthers became household

slaves, doing cooking and

cleaning a so on…Slaves could not legally

marry, have a family,

testify in court, or own

property.In other words, they had

no freedom.

And n

ow

, so

me

pic

ture

s…

The

Underg

round

Railr

oad…

The Underground Railroad was a secret

passageway for slaves

to escape to the north

for freedom.The Underground Railroad was used before the civil war(1860-1865)

The U

nderg

round

Railr

oad(C

onti

nued)

…

Sometimes, groups of

people who were against

slavery organized parts of

the underground railroad.

More often, The Underground Railroad was

made of small individuals

helping slavesIf a slave was caught,

he/she would return to

slavery with even harsher

conditions.

The U

nderg

round

Railr

oad S

ecr

et

Language…

People who went south

to find slaves seeking

freedom were called

“pilots”Those who guide slaves

to safety are “conductors”The slaves were known

as “passengers”

The U

nderg

round

Railr

oad S

ecr

et

Language(C

onti

nued)… People’s homes or

businesses that slaves

could hide in were called

“stations”

The End…

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