Slavery, Historical

Slavery, Historical Questions and Answers

In the Middle Passage, what kind of food did the slaves eat?

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What role did the issue of slavery play in the Constitutional Convention?

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Which southern slave states had a black majority population?

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What are some key points and common themes of Stanley Elkins’ Slavery (1959) and John Blassingame’s The Slave Community (1972)?

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What was the triangular slave trade?

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How did the evolution of the institution of slavery in the British colonies in the seventeenth century occur?

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What were some concerns of the southern states where African-American slaves were the majority?

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Identify a significant way that Southern slaves resisted their owners.

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How does/did slavery affect whites and the predominantly white society?

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