Slavery in the USA

1. Slavery in the USA

2. The first slaves arrived in Virginia around 1619, and slavery existed in America for the next 250 years Slavery in the USA

3. In the United States, slaves had no rights. A slave could be bought and sold just like a cow or horse. Slaves had no say in where they lived or who they worked for. Slavery in the USA

4. Slavery in the USA • Slavesworkedabout 18 hourseveryday. Theyslept 3 – 4 hours. Some slaves slept in a one-room shack that has no furniture or beds. • Most slavesworked on cottonplantations. Kids would pull weeds, feed chickens, scare crows away from the cornfields,pick insects off the crops, or carry water to other workers.

5. Slavery in the USA • Slaves who worked in the fields were called, " Field Hands". Field Hands worked longer then any other kind of slave. They usually worked from sunrise to sunset. •  Slaveswho worked in their owner’s house were called, "House Slaves". House Slaves usually live in their owners house and worked few hours. They also had the right to do things the Field Hands could not do.

6. Slavery in the USA • From the 16th to the 19th centuries, an estimated 12 million Africans were shipped as slaves to the Americas.

7. SlaverywasabolishedafterAmerican Civil War in 1865. Slavery in the USA