Immigration and Slavery Chapter 3 Section 1 Immigration and Slavery
Europeans Migrate to the Colonies Migration from England (1600s) - 90% of immigrants are English - indentured servants The Scots and Scotch-Irish (1700s) - Great Britain was formed - Scottish emigration rose The Germans (1700s) - William Penn recruits Germans - wages were high/land and food were cheap
Immigration Brings Diversity Immigration brings change - accepted that a diverse society was a help to the economy - best guarantee for religious protection
Africans are Transported to America page 66/68 Slavery in the Colonies begins - late 1600’s, developments in England cause percentage of immigrants to drop (English economy improves an political/religious conflicts diminish) - demand for labor in colonies grew What is the difference between an indentured servant and an enslaved person?
Africans are Transported to America Virginia’s General Assembly (1705) - all servants not Christian shall be enslaved - children of enslaved African Americans were also enslaved
Africans are Transported to America Transatlantic Slave Trade (1700s) -slaves purchased from African merchants and chiefs in coastal kingdoms of West Africa -kidnapped/taken in wars -Europeans offered high prices for captives
Africans are Transported to America Triangular Trade - Enslaved Africans came to Americas in a three-party voyage 1. slave traders sailed from Europe to Africa 2. Middle Passage- enslaved Africans shipped across the Atlantic to colonies 3. slave traders returned to their mother country