1. 4.7 (LIFE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS) AND 4.8 (RELIGION) THE AMAZING SLIDE SHOW BY: TIA, TINA, BEN G., AND BRETT

2. LIFE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS 4.7

3. LIFE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS  SLAVERY STARTED IN VIRIGINIA  BY THE EARLY 1700’S SLAVERY WAS IN EVERY COLONY  PEOPLE IN NORTHERN COLONIES FOUND THAT IT COST LESS TO HIRE A WORKER WHEN NEEDED THAN TO BUY A SLAVE  IN THE SOTHERN COLONIES SLAVERY SPREAD RAPIDLY  SOUTHERN SLAVES HELPED RAISE TABACCO, RICE, INDIGO, AND OTHER CASH CROPS

4. ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE  MOST SLAVES WERE BROUGHT FROM WEST AFRICA  AFFRICANS WERE TRADED FOR SUPPLIES  SOME SUPPLIES INCLUDED CLOTH, GUNS, AND RUM  EVEN TEN YEAR OLDS WERE TAKEN AS SLAVES  SHIPS WERE REALLY CROWDED AND FILLED WITH DISEASE  MANY DIED, AND THE ONES WHO DIDN’T WISH THEY HAD  THE TRADE WAS VERY PROFITABLE

5. WORK WITHOUT HOPE  SLAVE MASTERS IN AMERICA DEMANDED HARD WORK  SOME SLAVES WORKED IN FIELDS RAISING CROPS  WHILE OTHERS WORKED AS NURSES, CARPENTERS, BLACKSMITHS, DRIVERS, SERVANTS, GARDENERS, AND MIDWIVES  SLAVES HAD LITTLE HOPE OF GETTING BETTER LIVES  SOME REBELLED, MOST ADAPTED TO THE SITUATION  SLAVES WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCIETY

6. RELIGION 4.8

7. RELIGION  COLONISTS TRIED TO LIVE THEIR LIVES BASED OFF THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH  CHILDERN GREW UP READING THE BIBLE COVER TO COVER SEVERAL TIMES

8. PURITAN CHURCH SERVICES  EVERYONE HAD TO GO TO CHURCH  THE SOUND OF A DRUM OR HORN CALLED PURITANS TO WORSPIN ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.  HOUSES WERE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE EVEYONE WAS AT CHURCH  CHURCH SERVICES WERE HELD IN THE MEETINGHOUSE  “THE SEATING COMMITTEE” CHOSE YOUR SEATS BASED ON YOUR AGE AND WEALTH  SERVICES COULD LAST UP TO FIVE HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9. THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING  MADE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE LOSING THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH  FORMS WERE KEPT UP, BUT GODLINESS WAS MISSING  PREACHERS GAVE SERMONS THAT TOUCHED THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF MANY PEOPLE  RELIGION GREW BACK  PEOPLE WOULD SING PSALMS IN THE STREET WITH OTHER COLONISTS  ALL PEOPLE NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WILL WAS A OPEN HEART AND A DESIRE TO KNOW GOD’S TRUTH

11. Q U I Z T I M E Do you remember what we were talking about throughout this slide show??? Well let’s find out!!!

12. QUESTION 1: Where did slavery start?? A.South Dakota B. Virginia C. Massachusetts

13. QUESTION 2: By what year was there slaves in every colony? A.1600’s B.1650’s C.1700’s

14. QUESTION 3: Where were most slaves from? A.Chile B.West Africa C.East Africa

15. QUESTION 4: What 3 things were slave commonly traded for? A.Guns, rum, and cloth B. Foods, drinks, and animals C. Sliver, copper, and gold

16. QUESTION 5: Where did most American slaves work? A.Houses B.Mines C.Fields

17. QUESTION 6: Which of the following was NOT a job that a slave did? A.Blacksmith B.Chefs C.Nurses

18. QUESTION 7: The children grew up reading what book? A.Catechism B.Bible C.World history book

19. QUESTION 8: How long could church last up to? A.Three hrs. B.Four hrs. C.Five hrs.

20. QUESTION 9: What was the First Great Awakening? A. The time when the city people all woke up at B. The church brought back its favorite chocolate muffins C. The religious faith coming back into action

21. QUESTION 10: What year did the First Great Awaking start in? A.1700’s B.1730’s C.1800’s

22. BONUS QUESTION: What was the picture on the beginning slide? A. Dog B. Cat C. Horse D. None of the above

23. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME