Slavery and Servitude in the Colonies Questions and Answers
State the arguments for and against slavery in the American colonies in strictly economic terms. This question, of course, ignores the moral debate over slavery.
Why did slavery become a widespread institution in eighteenth-century colonial North America?
What started slavery in America?
Describe the experience of African Americans during the Middle Passage.
Why was slavery so rapidly adopted by European colonists?
Is indentured servitude immoral? Why or why not?
What problems may have arisen for the British in employing natives of the Americas as slave labour? Use of indigenous slave labour proved to be problematic.Eventually Africans were brought to the colonies to become slaves.
What are your views on the Middle Passage?
What made someone eligible to be enslaved in colonial America?
Did the British enslave the Irish at any point in history?
Why did the United States use slaves instead of free indentured workers?
Did most early English settlers of America come voluntarily?
Account for the rise of slavery in the Southern colonies from 1619 to 1670.
What is the concept of an indentured servant?
How did indentured servitude compare with slavery in Virginia?
What countries in Africa were the majority of black slaves from?
How were African American slaves coerced into slavery?
Which US colonies participated in the triangular trade?
Were there white slaves in the US?
What impact did the Triangular Trade have on Europe?
Did the northern states ever have slaves or plantations?
Why are the Irish slaves forgotten? Were they even slaves or were they indentured servants?
Why were Africans brought to the US as slaves?
Was Christianity the cause of slavery in the US?
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