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	Slavery in the United States - MSN Encarta
		Slavery in the United States, the institution of slavery as it existed in the United States from the early 17th century until 1865.
		After emancipation, overcoming slavery’s legacy remained a crucial issue in American history, from Reconstruction following the war to the civil rights movement a century later.
		A stark racial component distinguished this modern Western slavery from the slavery that existed in many other times and places: the vast majority of slaves were fl Africans and their descendants, while the vast majority of masters were white Europeans and their descendants.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761580652/Slavery_in_the_United_States.html (1071 words)

	History of slavery in the United States - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		There was widespread sentiment during the American Revolution that slavery was a social evil (for the country as a whole and for the whites) and should eventually be abolished.
		The economic value of plantation slavery was reinforced in 1793 with the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, a device designed to separate cotton fibers from seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds.
		The southern states did not have this option of removing their fl population since slaves were already a much higher proportion of the total population, and the international slave trade had been abolished.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/History_of_slavery_in_the_United_States (3638 words)

	United States History - Slavery and Sectionalism
		In some seaboard areas, slavery by 1850 was well over 200 years old; it was an integral part of the basic economy of the region.
		Slavery was inherently a system of brutality and coercion in which beatings and the breakup of families through the sale of individuals were commonplace.
		In the end, however, the most trenchant criticism of slavery was not the behavior of individual masters and overseers toward the slaves, but slavery's fundamental violation of every human being's inalienable right to be free.
	countrystudies.us /united-states/history-58.htm (497 words)

	Constitutional Topic: Slavery - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		Slavery is mentioned in two main places in the Constitution; in Article 1, Section 2 Clause 3, and the 13th Amendment.
		The biggest difference between native slavery and the slavery brought by Europeans to Africa and the Caribbean was the scope and scale.
		Slavery, in fact, was the backbone of the primary industry of the South, and it was accepted as a given that agriculture in the South without slave labor was not possible.
	www.usconstitution.net /consttop_slav.html (3687 words)

	United States Of America Statistics, Facts and Figures by CityBloc.com
		The United States is an example of a constitutional republic, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in the United States Constitution.
		The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
		Forty-eight of the states are in the single region between Canada and Mexico; this group is referred to, with varying precision and formality, as the continental or contiguous United States, sometimes abbreviated CONUS, and as the Lower 48.
	www.citybloc.com (7272 words)

	History of Slavery in America
		1850 The continuing debate whether territory gained in the Mexican War should be open to slavery is decided in the Compromise of 1850: California is admitted as a free state, Utah and New Mexico territories are left to be decided by popular sovereignty, and the slave trade in Washington, DC is prohibited.
		The Thirteenth Amendment abolishes slavery throughout the United States.
		On June 19 slavery in the United States effectively ended when 250,000 slaves in Texas finally received the news that the Civil War had ended two months earlier.
	www.infoplease.com /timelines/slavery.html (548 words)

	The Ultimate Slavery - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Slavery in the ancient Mediterranean cultures was a mixture of debt-slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime, and the enslavement of prisoners of war.
		Slavery in the Americas during the 17th century was an institution that made little distinction as to the race of the enslaved or the free man. But by the 18th century, the overwhelming number of enslaved "fl" persons was such that white and Native American slavery was less common.
		Slavery under European rule began with importation of white European slaves (or indentured servants), was followed by the enslavement of local aborigines in the Caribbean, and eventually was primarily replaced with Africans imported through a large slave trade as the native populations declined through disease.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Slavery (7961 words)

	sociology - Slavery
		Slavery in the ancient Mediterranean cultures was a mixture of debt-slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime, and the enslavement of prisoners of war.
		Slavery in the Americas during the 17th century was an institution that made little distinction as to the race of the enslaved or the free man. But by the 18th century, the overwhelming number of enslaved "fl" persons was such that white and Native American slavery was less common.
		Slavery under European rule began with importation of white European slaves (or indentured servants), was followed by the enslavement of local aborigines in the Caribbean, and eventually was primarily replaced with Africans imported through a large slave trade as the native populations declined through disease.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Slavery (7955 words)

	National Park Service: Rally on the High Ground("Slavery in American Life: Past, Present, and Future")
		The first of those messages is that slavery is a physical and a psychological imposition, and that physical and psychological imposition stands at the heart of the history of slavery.
		The history of slavery in the United States is a hideous history of obscene violence, of mutilations, beatings, rapes, and murders, of the forcible separation of husbands and wives, and parents and children, of husbands forced to see wives abused, and of wives forced to do unspeakable things.
		The history of slavery is part of the Civil War and the history of the Civil War is part of the his tory of slavery.
	www.nps.gov /history/history/online_books/rthg/chap2.htm (6350 words)

	A brief history of slavery in North America
		Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia.
		An estimated 30% of the population of Brazil and the United States were descended from slaves, as of 1950.
		Slavery is still advocated in North America by some Reconstructionist Christians and a few racist fringe groups within the Christian Identity movement.
	www.religioustolerance.org /sla_hist1.htm (1820 words)

	\| In This Issue \| The American Historical Review, 105.2 \| The History Cooperative
		The destruction of the statute, Benjamin argues, revealed a newfound understanding of history that was expressed in the symbolic act of rebellion.
		Even though he acknowledges that comparative histories have helped broaden our view, Davis maintains that there is also much to be said for grasping the "Big Picture": the interrelationships that constitute an Atlantic Slave System as well as the place of such racial slavery in the evolution of the Western and modern worlds.
		She concludes, though, that his answers are limited by their use of conventional forms of intellectual history that ignore critical issues of social and political context such as the religious elements of Western science and the commercial implications of state building.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ahr/105.2/ah000013.html (1271 words)

	The History Box\| Slavery In The United States
		Chronology On The History Of Slavery and Racism 1619-1789
		Chronology On The History of Slavery and Racism 1790-1829
		Petition of 1788 by Slaves of New Haven For The Abolition of Slavery in Connecticut
	thehistorybox.com /us_history/slavery_us_history.html (873 words)

	Slavery [Article] - World Book Online Reference Center (American English)
		Slavery flourished in the South, where large plantations grew cotton, tobacco, and other crops.
		But slavery was less profitable in the North, where economic activity centered on small farms and industries.
		For more information on the history of slavery in the United States, see African Americans (The years of slavery); United States, History of the (Expansion) (The irrepressible conflict).
	www.esu7.org /~sgsweb/HistoryOfSlavery.html (1204 words)

	Introduction to Colonial African American Life
		In fact, the first official United States Census taken in 1790 showed that eight percent of the fl populace was free.
		Slavery was the foundation of Virginia's agricultural system and essential to its economic viability.
		Economic reliance on slavery, fears about the consequences of emancipation, and unyielding racial prejudice and cultural bias all contributed to the continuation of slavery in an era of independence.
	www.history.org /Almanack/people/african/aaintro.cfm (980 words)

	National Park Service: Rally on the High Ground("Slavery in American Life: Past, Present, and Future")
		The first of those messages is that slavery is a physical and a psychological imposition, and that physical and psychological imposition stands at the heart of the history of slavery.
		The history of slavery in the United States is a hideous history of obscene violence, of mutilations, beatings, rapes, and murders, of the forcible separation of husbands and wives, and parents and children, of husbands forced to see wives abused, and of wives forced to do unspeakable things.
		The history of slavery is part of the Civil War and the history of the Civil War is part of the his tory of slavery.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/rthg/chap2.htm (6350 words)

	History of slavery in the United States information - Search.com
		Slavery, the practice of keeping people in servitude and buying and selling them them as chattel (movable) property, was a worldwide phenomenon, especially in areas where there was plenty of land but a shortage of labor.
		Abraham Lincoln, who was opposed to the expansion of slavery was swept into office with a plurality of popular votes and a majority of electoral votes.
		The consequent United States Civil War, beginning in 1861, led to the end of chattel slavery in America.
	www.search.com /reference/History_of_slavery_in_the_United_States (2909 words)

	Slavery in California
		Following the defeat of Mexico in 1847, vast new areas were added to the United States and a furious debate erupted as to whether or not the new territories were to permit slaveholding or not.
		California was not yet a state and the judge ruled that Mexican law applied to the case, consequently the fl man was not a slave and had to pay the money.
		Slavery would be prohibited in the north and permitted in the south.
	www.inn-california.com /Articles/history/slaverycalifornia.html (1639 words)

	URJ - IN SUPPORT OF PROMOTING AWARENESS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AND THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES
		Despite the statement in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal," the government of the United States sanctioned slavery until ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.
		As Jews, with our own history as victims of discrimination and persecution, we are particularly sensitive to the plight of victims of discrimination, and we are cognizant of the dangers that we face in a society where inequity is allowed to persist.
		We are guided by this responsum as we consider appropriate measures to memorialize the injustice of slavery and the lives of millions of Africans torn from their cultural roots.
	www.urj.org /Articles/index.cfm?id=7144&pge_prg_id=29601&pge_id=4590 (573 words)

	Informat.io on History Of Slavery In The United States (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The economic value of plantation slavery was reinforced in 1793 with the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, a device designed to separate cotton fibers from seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds.
		The southern states did not have this option of removing their fl population, as slaves were already a much higher proportion of the total population and the international slave trade had been abolished.
		The proclamation made the abolition of slavery an official war goal that was implemented as the Union took territory from the Confederacy.
	www.informat.io /?title=history-of-slavery-in-the-united-states (3595 words)

	History of slavery in the United States
		The economic value of plantation slavery was reinforced in 1793 with the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney,a device designed to separate cotton fibers from seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds.
		Slavery of Indians was organized in colonial and Mexican California through Franciscan missions, theoretical entitled to ten years of Native labor, but in practice maintaining them in perpetual servitude, until their charge was revoked in the mid-1830s.
		Slavery required the posting of a bond by the slave holder and enslavement occurred through raids and a four-month servitude imposed as a punishment for Indian "vagrancy".
	www.1bx.com /en/History_of_slavery_in_the_United_States.htm (3443 words)

	Slavery and the Making of America . For Teachers . Elementary School Lesson Plan 1 \| PBS
		Students will look at the early history of widespread slavery in colonial America, and the ways in which some Northern slaves chose to deal with their situation amidst the chaos of the American Revolution.
		A basic knowledge of the slavery in the United States, as well as a familiarity with the American Revolution, is required.
		Detail the geographic history of slavery in the United States, and recognize that slavery was present in the North as well as the South for much of American history prior to the Civil War;
	www.pbs.org /wnet/slavery/teachers/lesson1.html (1061 words)

	A brief history of slavery in North America
		The historical record of slavery deals almost completely with the beliefs and actions of whites in Europe and North America.
		In 1787, William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was persuaded to lead an attack on slavery in Parliament.
		"Slavery in the United States," Encarta Concise Enclopedia at: http://encarta.msn.com/encartahome.asp
	www.religioustolerance.org /sla_hist.htm (1242 words)

	Timeline: The United States
		Eventually, Missouri is admitted as a slave state, balanced by the admission of Maine as a free state.
		In Philadelphia, a parade commemorating the abolition of slavery in the British West Indies is attacked by a proslavery mob.
		Slavery abolished in the U.S. by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
	amistad.mysticseaport.org /timeline/united.states.html (1956 words)

	Chronology On The History Of Slavery And Racism: 1790 - 1829
		The Capitol of the United States crowns Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and houses the legislative branch of government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate.
		Most Northern states had set emancipation in motion and in the Chesapeake states of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, the philosophy of the American Revolution - the idea that all men were created equal, with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - also motivated planters to free their slaves.
		The State of 'Virginia ceded a part of Fairfax County to the District, this area was later returned to Virginia by an act of Congress on 9 July 1849.
	innercity.org /holt/chron_1790_1829.html (16854 words)

	TravelHERO.com - Vacation Destination Hotel Reservations
		The Civil War, 1861-1865, divided the United States with bitter differences between pro-slavery states of the South (Confederacy) and anti-slavery states of the North (Union).
		These United States vacation spots are some of the top popular vacation getaway areas that offer a combination of various amenities, activities and scenery.
		These United States Wine Country areas have been selected for their popularity in the wines produced, the number of wineries, as well as the scenic countryside and available travel resources and attractions.
	www.travelhero.com /destinations (485 words)

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