The beginning of slavery started in the early 1600’s. The portages traveled to Africa to kidnap and take away slaves for the Americas. They started by buying soldiers for guns and some even sold out their own tribesmen. Men and woman were torn away from their families and most of them never saw them again. Some slaves died in the Middle Passage before they made it to America. Slaves were used in many different ways, some worked in the field, and some worked in the house. Slaves created a huge impact for industry in the south, yet the north found slavery to be a “necessary evil.” This started the big war between the north and the south. In 1816, James Monroe became President and started the Era of Good Feelings. His presidency started strong
