Indentured Servants, Slaves, Native Americans By Mrs. Moore

Native American Slaves Flip book for IAN Indentured Servants Native American Slaves Slaves

This information goes under the flip book Native Americans Indentured Servants Created tensions with neighboring tribes Knew the landscape well and were able to easily escape Impact of diseases affected the Native Americans and a large number were unable to work Were brought from England Numbers decreased Worked for a certain amount of time Were free to go after time was up Voluntary Better treatment

Slaves -Were brought from Africa to do the fieldwork -Were somewhat immune to the diseases that made working in the South difficult -Were unpaid property -An unlimited number of Africans could keep up with demand -Very knowledgeable about raising livestock and the farming techniques needed to plant crops such as rice -Impacted the cooking styles of the South. They added greens and other vegetables to plantation owners’ meat and starch diets, thus improving health -Developed distinctive dialects such as Gullah. -Slave Codes rules to regulate slaves. Example limited education, purchases, ability to sell goods and travel without permission

Triangular Trade Trade routes between West Indies, Colonies, Europe and Africa Imports (shipped in) and Exports (shipped out) of the Colonies Mercantilism the colonies mother country wants to make as much money off of the colony Colonies to Europe – Traded rice, indigo, tobacco for manufactured goods Colonies to Africa – Traded rum for slaves West Indies to Colonies – Imported sugar to be made into rum West Indies to Africa – Traded slaves for sugar

Middle Passage The Middle Passage was the slave’s journey aboard a ship between Africa and the plantations of the American colonies. Cruel conditions Ship captains tried to deliver as many slaves for a little amount of money Slaves were chained and stacked as cargo in very small spaces below deck Many died because they got very little food and exercise Most were sold at the port of Charleston

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