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Explore the history of enslaved Africans in the American colonies. Learn about their daily lives, jobs, and struggles for freedom. Understand the impact of slavery on the population and culture.
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Chapter 3 Section 3 Excluding Native Americans- 20%- population- African ancestry
Chapter 3 Section 3 • Middle Passage- British ships carried slaves • Enslaved Africans- mutiny- revolt • Slavery was legal • SC and GA- “low country”- rice and indigo • Vast majority- population- African Americans • Make crafts, baskets, pottery, played music • VA and MD- slaves- minority of the population • Slaves born in the colonies • Cultivate tobacco
Chapter 3 Section 3 • Encouraged slaves to raise families • New England and Middle Colonies- 50,000 African Americans • Worked as cooks, housekeepers, personal servants • Worked along the seacoast • Slaves- purchase their freedom • Limited rights- could not vote, ride on ships • Stono Rebellion- Charleston, SC- slaves kill 20 white people • 13 African Americans burned alive