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Essay Archive - The Slave Trade and Its Effects on Early America
The Slave Trade and Its Effects on Early America
Slavery played an important role in the development of the American
colonies. It was introduced to the colonies in 1619, and spanned until the
Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The trading of slaves in America in the
seventeenth century was a large industry. Slaves were captured from their homes
in Africa, shipped to America under extremely poor conditions, and then sold to
the highest bidder, put to work, and forced to live with the new conditions of
America.
There was no mercy for the slaves and their families as they were
captured from their homes....
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