slavery in the united states

The peak of the American Revolution, 20 percent of the population in the thirteen colonies was of African race. The legalization of owning slaves started in every colony. The Financial realities of the southern colonies caused the institution to legalize in Massachusetts in 1641.During the revolutionary era, most of African Americans lived in either Virginia or Maryland they made up more than 50 to 69 percent of the population.
Slaves were sold by theyre owners , sometimes them being sold was because of a punishment or for profit.They were not taught to read because slave owners didnt feel that they should be bright and educated.But at dusk slaves would educate themselves with books and began to interprate things and read to have a natural understanding of life.slaves would work from sunrise to sunset in the field , the most needed crop was cotton.As for families , mothers and children were seperated.When a female slave grows up they are demanded to have children , sometimes they are tooken against there will and raped by their owners.Young slaves such as young girls would have to have children so their would be more slaves for work.When slaves get hitched the masters would put a broom down and they would jump over it to pronounce them husband and wifes.

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 http://www.benjaminschool.com/lower/hagy1/slave_life.htm

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