Hello again! Now I
have just get home from a museum where I learned a little bit about slavery in USA.
This was very interesting so I want to share something of it with you guys.
The slavery in the United States began slowly after the Europeans settled in 1776 in that who would become United States. From around 1619 to 1865 there were people who came from Africa who were lawfully held as slaves in the United States. The economy in the country was improved mainly through free labour performed by slaves. Around half a million Africans were brought over from Africa during the slave trade. The first slaves, who arrived in the country, came from Africa and were carried to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 to assist with the production of tobacco.
When the slaves arrived
to America, they were sold on actions to planters. Families were split and sent
to different farms around the country. There did they live under really poor
circumstances and they had to work all the day. They also got a small amount of
food and water. The owners treated the slaves very different. Some treated them
like animals and were very naughty to them while others might be a little
kinder to them. Some female slaves were assaulted and raped by the owners. If
you were young or old, it didn’t have anything to say. The slaves lived in a slave’s
house. The house was very cramped, since many lived there, When the slaves were
working in the fields, they invented the "work song". In a "work
song" could they bring out secret messages that the owner wouldn’t hear.
If a slave tried to escape, some owners did cut of their limbs.
I think it's terrible
how people were treated in the past and it is great that the slavery is over
now. We'll talk soon.
-Marthine
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