SLAVERY IN NORTH AMERICA

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" (Thomas Jefferson).
The Declaration of Independence is that it does not say, "We hold these truths to
be self-evident, that all men including their race, creed, religion, or color are created
equal, that they…." Thomas Jefferson's words were hypocritical. Not all men were
created equal and these men were slaves. Slavery has existed throughout the United
States at the time and by 1760 there were about 325,800 African slaves in North
America.

Slavery in America started when the New World was first discovered. It started
off when the first colonists came to the Americas and in order to survive they needed to
farm the land and grow crops. Since they were not accustomed for the hot sun and were
too lazy for hard labor. In order to survive they needed a ...