2-2: Slavery in Colonial America

UNIT 2: British America

QUESTION 2: Was slavery an inevitable part of American history?


ONLINE READING & VOCABULARY:
http://www.inquiryhistory.com/unit02/02-2


GOALS:
- Learn about the origins of slavery in the British colonies in America that eventually became the United States

- Explore key concepts such as:

- Indentured Servitude
- The Atlantic Slave Trade

- Slavery in Different Regions

- Slave Resistance

- Consider the ways slaves preserved their culture and humanity while adapting to their changing surroundings


BIG IDEA:
Slavery was a part of the English colonial experience in America from nearly the very beginning. Over time chattel slavery replaced indentured servants as the primary source of labor in the American South.



TOPICS:
0:00 - Introduction
2:15 - Indentured Servants

4:55 - Slavery in the British Colonies
8:39 - The Atlantic Slave Trade
10:39 - The Triangle Trade
12:02 - The Middle Passage
14:35 - Slavery in the Chesapeake Region
17:40 - Slavery as a Social Identifier
19:22 - Slavery in South Carolina
22:14 - Slavery in the Northern Colonies
23:29 - Slave Resistance
24:19 - Conclusion