Changes In American History Between 1650 and 1900

Between the dates of 1650 and 1900, a great deal of changes took place in America. Many groups of people in America endured hardships during these years. There were territory disputes, wars, rebellions, and revolutions that occurred. These events placed pressures on certain types of people. The three groups that were most affected were African-Americans, Native Americans and females. A comparison on the conditions of these groups will show how and why they were mistreated during this time period.
From the mid-1600’s to the early 1700’s, as tobacco cultivation increased in America, there was a demand for laborers. As the prices of the tobacco trade increased, the demand for cheap laborers skyrocketed. Americans followed in the footsteps of Dutch, French, English, and Spanish planters by utilizing African slaves. African slaves were treated like livestock. They were overworked, beaten (sometimes to death), raped, malnourished, and kept in poorly built shacks that were ...