A decrease in the supply of European indentured servants, however, called for a new source. This new source would be African men and women slaves, who were growing in availability due to institutions such as the African Slave Trade. The importation of African slaves had major implications for the United States socially as well as politically, both at the time and throughout the rest of history. Slavery changed the social dynamic and population of the United States and was the basis of the economic system in the South. The second chapter explores slavery and the transition from a mostly African-born slave to population, to a mostly American-born population, during the colonial period (late 1600s until about 1770). At the beginning of this time period, most slaves were imported and not born on American soil. After their forced immigration, these slaves underwent a process called ‘seasoning,’ or training, where they were “broken in” and made to realize that slavery would be their identity for the rest of their lives. As time went on,
A decrease in the supply of European indentured servants, however, called for a new source. This new source would be African men and women slaves, who were growing in availability due to institutions such as the African Slave Trade. The importation of African slaves had major implications for the United States socially as well as politically, both at the time and throughout the rest of history. Slavery changed the social dynamic and population of the United States and was the basis of the economic system in the South. The second chapter explores slavery and the transition from a mostly African-born slave to population, to a mostly American-born population, during the colonial period (late 1600s until about 1770). At the beginning of this time period, most slaves were imported and not born on American soil. After their forced immigration, these slaves underwent a process called ‘seasoning,’ or training, where they were “broken in” and made to realize that slavery would be their identity for the rest of their lives. As time went on,