1. ORIGINS OF SLAVERY

2.  What came first: Slavery or Racism?  Write down your response and defend it.  Move to the side of the room that you chose: Slavery or Racism  Talk with those around you and make 3 valid points to your argument from prior knowledge and understanding. RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING:

3.  Make a chart with two columns:  1. Economic needs caused slavery  2. White racism shaped slavery  Use the arguments of historians from the past 50 years (from your textbook) to justify both viewpoints.  Ask: Which particular view is most persuasive? How and why? (Interpretation) READ “THE ORIGINS OF SLAVERY” PP.76-77 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK

4.  Briefly describe what was life like, and the culture surrounding slaves in the south from the various perspectives:  Larger plantations  Small farms  Families (including females and children of mixed races) EXIT SLIP