1. Immigration and Slavery
Chapter 3 Section 1
Immigration and Slavery

2. 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

3. Immigration Brings Diversity
Immigration brings change
- accepted that a diverse society was a help to the economy
- best guarantee for religious protection

4. 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?

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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