Slavery In The 16th Century

In the 16th century, slavery had begun to grow in the United States, generally making most of the slaves that were captured African and African Americans. Enslavement was highly encouraged and most landowners from the South saw this as a great opportunity to make a fortune. This gave them the flexibility and ability to abuse their rights as slave owners in many ruthless ways. Sometime in the 1800’s abolitionism came about and the Anti-Slave Society was created to help try to end slavery. William Lloyd Garrison was the founder of the Anti-Slavery Society and he was able to voice himself by creating an abolitionist newspaper. It was a very slow process and there was a lot of people that were involved, both important and people of no importance at all. Someone who made the relief of enslavement possible was Abraham Lincoln. He was a Republican and was elected president in 1860, becoming a real threat to the South.

For instance, when they were caught stealing, they were penalized like any other human being. Once the slaves began to get shipped over to North America they were put to work in crop fields to support the labor and growth of tobacco. Many of the African-Americans loved the idea of freedom and they dreamed of going to the New World to seek better opportunities. Most of them fantasized about the day of becoming freed slaves with the possibility of one day owning their own land and even starting a new family. Although most slaves died before their contracts as an indentured slave was over, this gave them a reason to continue to work hard. It gave them hope and it motivated them to move forward with their lives even when it was not easy because of the terms and conditions they had to live