LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Question
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How did the first slaves arrive in the United States?
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Transported from Europe
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Came on a Dutch ship that needed repairs
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Forced into slavery after Africa was taken over by European settlers.
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Captured by the Spanish and was sent her via South America.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In late August, 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., aboard the English privateer ship White Lion. In Virginia, these Africans were traded in exchange for supplies. Several days later, a second ship (Treasurer) arrived in Virginia with additional enslaved Africans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The slave trade During the years 1623-26, Dutch plunderers captured 23, 000 slaves from Spanish slave ships. Some of these slaves were sent to New Amsterdam. Dutch slave trading activities were expended in 1637 with the Dutch capture of the Portuguese-controlled slavetrading castle Elmina on the coast of Guinea.”
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