History Beyond The Textbook :A project of world HistorySlaveryPresented By students of B.A. 1st year history S.N.G.G.P.G. college Bhopal, Madhya PradeshGuided By Dr. Ameeta Singh

Presentation on American slavery

Submitted by :-

1.Urvashi mishra 2. Jaya sudha3.Charul shrivastava 4. Arti pandit5.Farheen rafiqa 6. Bharti katare7. Karishma sirviyyan

( B.A1st year, IIND semester )

Contents…

Introduction – slavery and its forms.

Cause of slavery.

Life of a slave.

Abolition of slavery from United states.

Treatment of political prisoners under a liberal government.

INTRODUCTION

Slavery was a unique institution in which masters and black slaves were firmly bound with each other in a patriarchal relationship.

Beginning of slavery in America.

Slavery began in america

two hundred years before

the independence. The first known slave trader

was Dutchman of ware sold twenty negro slaves in Jamestown.

From 16th to 19th centuries 12 million Africans were shipped as slaves to American.

Slavery was a contentious issue in the politics of the United States.

Causes of slavery

The European emigrants found the climate of america hot and they employed the native and african negros to do hard work.

The process of spinning industry which increased the demand of slaves to work in the cotton farms.

Good quality soil for plantation of high value cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, sugar and coffee.

Life of a slave.

Most of the slaves worked on farms in groups.They looked after orchards, woods, and

tended the cattle's.They worked on cotton farm.Old slaves who were unfit for hard work

did the baby sitting.Slaves were treated as the hereditary

property and their masters had the right to sell or buy them.

Abolition of slavery

American fought for their independence for three decades between 1763 and 1793.

13 colonies declared their independence on 4th July, 1776.

The Northern states led an anti-slavery campaign and urged all the states to implement the declaration.

The ordinance of 1787 had abolished slavery in the whole territory.

Later, Abraham Lincoln pays a prominent role in eradication of slavery from America .

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