Slavery existed in some form throughout all of history in Rome, Greece and Africa. Africans had slavery in ancient times. The international slave day started in Africa. The Spanish took enslaved Africans to central America and the Caribbean.
About 13 percent of the slaves died while sailing the Middle Passage.
The first New York slave market was opened on Wall Street in 1711. Most people in the colonial houses owned slaves; most had about two slaves. Some of the owners had one slave.
By the time George Washington had died, he had about 316 slaves. A slave helped George Washington in the early days as a surveyor.
If you were enslaved, it would be your entire life unless you escaped or were let out -- but that was very unlikely. At the age of 5, children started working as slaves and by the time the child was 12, he or she would have to do the work of an adult.
After slaves in the United States were freed after the Civil War, schools were made for former slaves to be educated. During the Reconstruction, slaves built a town called Freedman's Village.
About 13 percent of the slaves died while sailing the Middle Passage.
The first New York slave market was opened on Wall Street in 1711. Most people in the colonial houses owned slaves; most had about two slaves. Some of the owners had one slave.
By the time George Washington had died, he had about 316 slaves. A slave helped George Washington in the early days as a surveyor.
If you were enslaved, it would be your entire life unless you escaped or were let out -- but that was very unlikely. At the age of 5, children started working as slaves and by the time the child was 12, he or she would have to do the work of an adult.
After slaves in the United States were freed after the Civil War, schools were made for former slaves to be educated. During the Reconstruction, slaves built a town called Freedman's Village.