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Slavery in Colonial America

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Slavery in Colonial America

Introduction

Slavery in America is regarded as one of the darkest moment in history of this great nation . Slavery however did not start during the colonial period as slaves begun flocking to the Americas way back during the 16th century . It is estimated that by mid 16th century , over 10 ,000 slaves found their way to America every year most of whom were from Africa Slave trade was a booming business and they were bought for about 25

dollars and sold for 150 dollars to the America (Wood ,

5 . Slavery is associated with inhumane treatment of the African Americans most of whom were to work in plantations and the homes of the whites while being denied the basic civil rights such as access to education , conducive working condition , voting rights , and general mistreatment . Though slavery is a wide area of study , this shall focus on the slavery during the colonial times

The slave Trade

Slavery is not a new concept in human history as Africans had engaged in the practice during the earliest times . Slaves were captured during the war and later sold to Arab merchants from North Africa . In the early 16th century , the Portuguese and Spaniards got involved in the slave trade activities at a time when they had established colonial territories in the Americas . The Portuguese took the African slaves to work in the sugar plantations in South America whereas Spaniards took them to West Indies...

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