May 11, 2018 · Slavery is the unconditional servitude of one individual to another. A slave is usually acquired by purchase and legally described as chattel or a tangible form of movable …

Slavery and RaceDEFINITIONS OF SLAVERYSLAVERY AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENONTHE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE RACIALIZATION OF SLAVERYSLAVERY AND …

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE NORTH The American Revolution is regarded as the precipitating factor in the abolition of northern slavery. However, more than a century of …

Slavery and the Economy: An Overview Forced labor was an essential component of the Southern economy from the time Europeans first settled the American South in significant …

Moral Debates on SlaveryIn the United States the American Civil War (1861–1865) is one of the most significant events in American history, and in the years prior to this precipitous event the …

Antislavery Arguments: An OverviewDuring North American slavery from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, there were those who challenged the system for a variety of reasons. …

The Debate over Slavery in the United States ADAPTED FROM ESSAYS BY LAURA MITCHELL, UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA, AND JONATHAN HOLLOWAY, YALE UNIVERSITY Source …

The Economic Impact of Slavery in the SouthWith its mild climate and fertile soil, the South became an agrarian society, where tobacco, rice, sugar, cotton, wheat, and hemp undergirded …

SLAVERY AND THE CONSTITUTIONLong before the constitutional convention of 1787 the question of slavery had become the prime concern of many Americans. In the first and second …

Slavery and the American South W hen America's Founding Fathers (the country's earliest leaders) established the United States in the late 1700s, they decided to build the new nation …