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How did enslaved Africans try to cope with life in the Americas?
Sought refuge in their families, religion and music
how did enslaved africans adapt to life in the americas?
They blended their languages, cultures, and religions to create something new.
When did slavery begin in America?
The first Africans brought to Colonial America on English occupied territory came ashore at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. They were later transported to plantations including Jamestown. The White Lion, an English ship flying a Dutch Flag brought the first Africans to Virginia in August of 1619. The fist enslaved Africans were considered indentured servants but in 1661 the Virginia House of Burgess declared Africans to be slaves for life.
What is one way that life for enslaved people was diffrent in the south than in the north?
There was no slavery in the North.
How did slavery develop in the southern colonies?
The Transatlantic trade brought Africans to North America as slaves, most of whom were agricultural workers. Eventually, racist attitudes made it much harder for Africans and their descendants to buy their freedom than it was for European indentured servants in the New World.
