the origin：slave trade:
the origin：slave trade
Slide 3:
Slaves were spread to the areas where there was good quality soil for large plantations of high value cash crops, such as tobacco, cotton, sugar, and coffee
--Sugar and coffee became BIG business in Europ -- a luxury in Europe --part of daily life in Europe:
--Sugar and coffee became BIG business in Europ -- a luxury in Europe -- part of daily life in Europe
Slide 5:
in 1619 ，the first record of African slavery in America was made the White Lion, had captured 20 Angolan slaves
Slide 6:
From then on， more and more black people were taken to America a record shows that t welve million Africans were shipped to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries
Slide 7:
Slavery in America was based on race. Majority of slaves were men. Majority of slaves worked in the fields. Slaves were considered property
Slave codes:
Slave codes To help regulate the relationship between slave and owner, including legal support for keeping the slave as property, thus slave codes were established
Slide 9:
1640s: Virginia & Maryland started passing slave codes Reflected the lower status of African slaves
other interpretations:
other interpretations America is a relatively young nation. America is a melt-pot .......