Slavery in the Colonies

Front

The amount of time most indentured servants had to work to pay off their debt.

Back

Seven Years

Front

The first slaves were brought to this colony in 1619.

Back

Virginia

Front

What are the differences between slaves and indentured servants?

Back

Slaves were owned and forced to work without pay.

Indentured Servants agreed to work in exchange for food, shelter, and land.

Front

Laws that gave legal rights to slave owners.

Back

Slave Codes

Front

True or False

Slave children were often separated from their parents once they were old enough to work.

Back

True

Front

How long were a slaves clothes expected to last?

Back

Forever

Front

By the mid-1700s slaves made up what percentage of the population in the southern colonies.

Back

50%

Front

True or False

Slaves in the north could by their freedom.

Back

True

Front

True or False

Slaves in the south could buy their freedom.

Back

False

Front

Why were there more slaves in the southern colonies than in the northern colonies?

Back

Large plantations in the south required a lot of workers to grow cash crops.