Slavery
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Over 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World as slaves between 1525 and 1866, with most working on plantations in the southern United States. While slaves were considered 3/5 of a person for representation, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments abolished slavery and granted citizenship and voting rights to African Americans after the Civil War ended the debate over slavery between the Northern and Southern states.
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Slavery
- 1. Slavery
- 2. Slave Trade
- 3. • Between 1525 and 1866 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World. • 10.7 million survived the dreaded Middle Passage. • They disembarked in North America, the Caribbean and South America. • They were brought by English and French Traders.
- 5. • Slaves were brought to work in lucrative crops such as tobacco • Most of them worked in the plantations of the south.
- 6. 1787 : The 3/5th Compromise • According to the constitution, they were second-rate human beings • For representation purposes, a black slave was counted as 3/5th of a white man
- 8. The 13th 14th and 15th Amendments • 1865 - The 13th Amendment officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to this day. • 1868 - The 14th Amendment citizenship to African Americans. • 1870 -The 15TH Right to vote.
- 9. The American Civil War 1861 - 1865 Origins • The North was in favor of abolishing slavery • The South relied on slaves for most of its economy opposed abolition The War • The war lasted only 5 years, but caused about 600,000 deaths in both camps The Outcome • The war ended the debate over slavery that had divided North and South since the drafting of the Constitution in 1787