Slavery in America can be explained as a legal institution whereby humans had owners who controlled them and decided on the form of treatment; it existed during 18th and 19th c in America after gaining independence and prior civil war in America.The paper reflects American slavery regarding how it started till the how it ended; the role played by slaves and their masters, the effects of slavery, events that took place and the importance of each event towards slavery
Slavery started during the beginning of the 17thc, during these period slaves were transported from Africa to North America, which was a colony situated in Jamestown in Virginia, the event took place in 1619 to be precise. The slaves were taken to assist in producing profitable …show more content…
The abolishing movement started to gain popularity in Northern part of United States under the leadership of Frederick Douglass, who was a free black and some white enthusiasts such as Lloyd Garrison, who started airing his views through a radical newspaper. Another supporter who played part in the abolition of slave trade was Beecher Stowe, publishing an antislavery novel by name “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1852. The major ideologies spread by this abolitionist were that slavery and other related practices were considered sinful in nature and the concept of free labor being inefficient and with less economic gains, they also had a belief that holding slaves showed backsliding or lack of moving forward. Some of the actions that propelled the abolition of slavery during this period were the help offered by antislavery movements in the north and free blacks, enabling slaves to escape the plantations in the south to the north through some safe house during the 1780s. The practice well known as Underground Railroad picked up the pace during the 1830s and approximately 40, 000 up to 100, 000 might have gained freedom through these practices. Therefore, the success of this movement had following impacts, an atmosphere of abolition was spread, widespread tension among various sections between the supporters of slavery in the North and opponents who were south based. Another important …show more content…
The only challenges that came after were: status of freed blacks after the war was not considered significant and reconstruction period which was ahead (1865-1877). During the reconstruction period, former slaves were guaranteed rights of becoming citizens and equal protection as per the 14th amendment of 1868. The 15th amendment of 1870 provided the rights to vote for the former slaves but was ignored in most cases. The reconstruction period was an important period but never favored most African Americans. (Dorothy Schneider), thus marking the end of some the important events during America
Slavery started during the beginning of the 17thc, during these period slaves were transported from Africa to North America, which was a colony situated in Jamestown in Virginia, the event took place in 1619 to be precise. The slaves were taken to assist in producing profitable …show more content…
The abolishing movement started to gain popularity in Northern part of United States under the leadership of Frederick Douglass, who was a free black and some white enthusiasts such as Lloyd Garrison, who started airing his views through a radical newspaper. Another supporter who played part in the abolition of slave trade was Beecher Stowe, publishing an antislavery novel by name “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1852. The major ideologies spread by this abolitionist were that slavery and other related practices were considered sinful in nature and the concept of free labor being inefficient and with less economic gains, they also had a belief that holding slaves showed backsliding or lack of moving forward. Some of the actions that propelled the abolition of slavery during this period were the help offered by antislavery movements in the north and free blacks, enabling slaves to escape the plantations in the south to the north through some safe house during the 1780s. The practice well known as Underground Railroad picked up the pace during the 1830s and approximately 40, 000 up to 100, 000 might have gained freedom through these practices. Therefore, the success of this movement had following impacts, an atmosphere of abolition was spread, widespread tension among various sections between the supporters of slavery in the North and opponents who were south based. Another important …show more content…
The only challenges that came after were: status of freed blacks after the war was not considered significant and reconstruction period which was ahead (1865-1877). During the reconstruction period, former slaves were guaranteed rights of becoming citizens and equal protection as per the 14th amendment of 1868. The 15th amendment of 1870 provided the rights to vote for the former slaves but was ignored in most cases. The reconstruction period was an important period but never favored most African Americans. (Dorothy Schneider), thus marking the end of some the important events during America