Killing your own slaves was not a crime.
The had no rights under the law (apex)
they weren't slaves anymore
The American, when they went over to Africa to get slaves they brought them to America and sold them off to the British North Americans who kept them as slaves for as long as they could. Many of the slaves decided to take their own lives and jumped overboard while being boarded to America.
Made their prospects of freedom look more remote than ever.
Slaves would work from sunrise to twilight for their entire lives
Slaves in America were used for a variety of purposes. In the north, more affluent families kept slaves as domestic servants to cook and clean. Slaves could also be used for tasks in production, and some were taught to be skilled craftsmen or ironworkers. However, the vast majority of slaves were used on the vast plantations of the south. There, they planted, tended, and picked the crops (the most common of which was cotton, but also included tobacco, rice, and indigo) for extended hours essentially every day of their lives.
Based on the question, there would seem to be a certain true common statement about the lives of African slaves in America ( colonial & US ) along with all African slaves in the Western Hemisphere would be this:Their lives had been torn apart by the pain of being forced into servitude.
Based on the question, there would seem to be a certain true common statement about the lives of African slaves in America ( colonial & US ) along with all African slaves in the Western Hemisphere would be this:Their lives had been torn apart by the pain of being forced into servitude.
Europeans had little regard for slaves' lives and treated them terribly.
Europeans had little regard for the slaves' lives and treated them terribly
Slavers. In the 1880's the African American Americans worked as slaves.
The Former African Slaves invented Blues music as a way to relieve the unhappiness in their lives. People who heard it found it a good therapy for their 'blues' and that's how it got its name.
its where African American slaves would hide and go free for the rest of their lives
its where African American slaves would hide and go free for the rest of their lives
they weren't slaves anymore
one was free one wasnt and they were both African's
In the 1600's up to the end of the civil war, African slaves were not supposed to escape from their masters. If this happens, African slaves were to serve their master's for the rest of their lives.
The American, when they went over to Africa to get slaves they brought them to America and sold them off to the British North Americans who kept them as slaves for as long as they could. Many of the slaves decided to take their own lives and jumped overboard while being boarded to America.