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=Slavery = By: Catherine McCrea

What is Slavery?
Slavery: The system where people are treated as property and forced to work without commission. Slaves can be held against their will from time of birth, time of purchase, or time of capture. In some cases, owners were allowed to kill their slaves. It was very unfair to the African Americans in many different aspects.

It all started in the year 1619. African Americans had been brought over from Africa by the English. They were brought to Jamestown, Virginia. The first slaves weren't really slaves yet. They were more like indentured servants. The slavery system that that is well known today wasn't developed until the 1680's.



As Virginia became more agricultural, the need for slaves in the fields became more prudent. Other states began to catch on to Virginia's plan and got in on the slave trade. To make it cheaper for slave owners to "own" the people, they made them live in poor, tight living conditions, gave them very little to eat, and they didn't pay them at all. Slaves were also beaten or punished for anything they did that wasn't pleasing to their owners. The way I see it, they treated slaves like animals. Like they weren't worth anything.



Slavery was abolished in the

Some people would say that it went on for far too long.  Others would say that it didn't go on long enough. The decision is up to you.

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Resources:

//History of Slavery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. . //Chronology on the History of Slavery 1619 to 1789//. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. . //Uncatagorized >> The Journalist Element//. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. . Web. 17 Mar. 2011. .