history project on slavery?

Question

i have a history project and this is wat i have to include it says:: trace the origins and development of slavery; its effects on african americans and on the regions political, social, religious, economic, and cultural development; and identify the strageties that were tried to overturn and preserve it..................... so if anyone can please help me it would be greatly appreciated .. thanx

Answer 1

Hmmmmmm....

Answer 2

Slavery has been present since the beginning of times. It was then and even today, the result of I am bigger and more powerful that you so you will be suservant to me (my slave). FEAR of becoming slaves is the reason of the development of communities, states, and nations--for protection of the persons living in the community.

Even the ancient Greeks had slaves (but they were supposed to be only for one generation and they had to be captured in battle.

Slavery (of blacks) in the colonies began in New England and spread thoughout the colonies as the result of people having more land than they could tend or grow crops on. You will find that as New England developed industries, the need for slaves decreased.....Also the colony of Rhode Island made slavery illegal from its founding.

In the south, slavery continued primarily along the costal regions because the farms were large and needed more workers. In was slowly going away at the time of the civil war

Another result was the land became worn out from the result of lack of fertilizer. It also lessened the development of industry in the south.

Answer 3

might want to you're making a map exhibiting stations of the Underground Railway, with illustrations? (A slave peeking out from below a load of hay being pushed at evening, someone searching carefully out of a door with a lantern in hand, yet another slave hiding in in a swamp or the woods from bloodhounds . . . .) you would possibly want to even make it a board sport, with the Canadian border because the end line and downsides alongside the way that set the participant back distinct numbers of areas. There may nicely be a sq. marked "Fugitive Slave Act," and any participant who might want to get previous it without preventing may have in undemanding words to achieve the Mason-Dixon Line particularly than the Canadian border. Or does any such sport exist already? Or once you're meant basically to make a poster, one depicting a relatives being torn aside on the prevalent public sale block may be attractive adequate!

Answer 4

It bothers me so much that everyone assumes only blacks were slaves in america. There were 1000s of white slaves since just after the mayflower arrived. In fact, if your family was here in the 16th century and you are white, there is a good chance you had relatives that were slaves. It wasnt until the 1800s that it was only mostly blacks that were still slaves, but i guess white people were just happy not to be slaves anymore and didnt make a big fuss about how they USED to be slaves, but the blacks did.

Answer 5

I suggest the following book:

Kolchin, Peter "American Slavery 1619-1877" It gives an outstanding account by a top-notch historian. It should be available from your library; if not you can get it cheap and fast on Amazon.com. And it will give you the info you need.

Answer 6

look at the cotton industry in the south, for economic effects, look at the civil war for political effects (the result of the mex war was that there were more slave states than souther states) so google or wikipeadia these topics

Answer 7

Try looking at this site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section9.shtml
It has some links where you can download an audio clip talking about slavery.

Also, try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_slave_trade

Good luck!