Slavery In America

The capturing and selling of Africans were called slavery. In the Americans, the principle of slavery was the same, but the lifestyles and ideologies were different. After much research, the major differences between slavery in the North and South America (which will also be referred to as American and Spanish colonies) were the selection of slaves, their freedom, and treatment of slaves.

As I stated in my introduction the principle of slavery was the same. Slaves in both colonies were used for cultivation of land and as a product of trade. Slaves were transported the same way: on ship. Each man had an individual hole and they were chained together. The women were not chained but the endured many nights of being raped by the merchants and head of the ship. The men impregnated many of the women. When it was time to have the child, the woman was placed in a room that was no bigger than a closet until they delivered. They were not given any care during the pregnancy and after....