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Discuss how the institution of slavery differed between two English colonies/regions.

TASK In at least two full double-spaced pages, answer the prompt. Prompts  1. Slavery Discuss how the institution of slavery differed between two English colonies/regions. For example, you may compare slavery in the Chesapeake and New England. How did work, crops, and conditions of servitude differ?

Write an essay about the start of slavery of African-americans in America then explain how slavery has changed compared to how it started.

Slavery of African-Americans Essay must be about the start of slavery of African-Americans in America., the middle of the essay should be a bunch of things about slavery that have happened in the last 75 years, and then an ending about how slavery has changed compared to how it started. Essay doesn’t need to have […]

Which of the following issues do you feel were most central to provoking civil war: the debate over slavery, the debate over states’ rights, or the growing economic and social differences between North and South?

2 pages for each question. Essay Question 1: Explain the impact of the market economy on nineteenth-century America. Essay Question 2: How did the institution of slavery change after the American Revolution? Describe both the lives of slaves and the ways that slaves resisted slavery. Essay Question 3: Which of the following issues do you […]

Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different between each colonial region in British North America.

Slavery vs. Indentured Servitude Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4 Link (website): History Library Guide (Links to an external site.) Assignment include the following: Explain how and why slavery developed in the American colonies. Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different between each colonial region […]

Construct an essay where you evaluate and ultimately judge the impacts specific politicians or political decisions made with regard to slavery in American history.

The questions are: To what extent did politics complicate the issue of slavery in both the American colonies and the United States after the Revolution? How did politicians and political acts impact, expand, or limit the institution of slavery throughout its existence in North America? Construct an essay where you evaluate and ultimately judge the […]

Write a reflection on what you learned this week related to slavery, the resistance of enslaved people, and the movement for the abolition of slavery.

The focus of this week’s response is slavery, the resistance of enslaved people, and the movement for the abolition of slavery. Drawing on the class meetings and materials from week 7, write a reflection on what you learned this week related to slavery, the resistance of enslaved people, and the movement for the abolition of […]

Demonstrate how and why education in New York represents both an opportunity for social advancement and a site of conflict.

Part I: Slavery in Eighteenth Century New York (30 points): By 1741, slavery was having a profound impact on every aspect of New York (its economy, society, and culture, for examples). With a large population of slaves and with rumors of slave revolts filling newspapers, many residents lived in constant fear of the institution that […]

Write around 150 words to tell what is in the interview and why you chose it. Pick one source (document or picture) from Collection Items page.

Discovery 3 introduces you to WPA resources collected in the 1930s and presented here as Born in Slavery. This is one of the most important collections in our nation’s history of enslavement. The interviews and other materials accessed here feature prominently in scholarship, including two of our books this semester. You get to look at […]

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