The horrific sea journey endured by enslaved Africans as they were forcibly transported across the Atlantic to the Americas.

Individuals who worked for a set number of years in exchange for passage to the colonies. Unlike slaves, they were freed after their contract ended.

A system where enslaved people were treated as property, with no personal rights, and their status as slaves was passed on to their children.

Laws passed by colonial governments to control the actions and behaviors of enslaved people, often limiting their freedoms and rights.

Large farms in the Southern Colonies that relied on slave labor to grow cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.

A 1739 slave uprising in South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant revolts by enslaved Africans in colonial America.

Agricultural products like tobacco, rice, and indigo grown on plantations, which relied heavily on slave labor.

The unique culture that developed among African slaves in coastal South Carolina, blending African traditions with colonial life.

A platform used for selling enslaved people to the highest bidder, further dehumanizing them as property.

The trade system that connected Europe, Africa, and the American colonies, involving the exchange of goods, enslaved people, and raw materials.

The actions taken by enslaved Africans to oppose and fight against their condition, including rebellions, escape attempts, and the preservation of culture.

A land grant system that gave settlers land for bringing over indentured servants or enslaved people to the colonies.

The movement to end the practice of slavery, which gained strength in the colonies leading up to the American Revolution.

The act of a slave owner freeing their slaves, either through a legal process or personal decision.

The economic system of the Southern Colonies, where the wealth and growth of the economy depended on the labor of enslaved people in agriculture.

A Spanish colonial system that allowed settlers to demand labor or tribute from Indigenous peoples, which later influenced the development of slavery in the colonies.

A religious group that was one of the first to openly condemn slavery and call for its abolition in the colonies.

A successful revolt by enslaved Africans in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) that inspired enslaved people in the Americas and caused fear among colonial slaveholders.

The movement of millions of Africans to the Americas under the Transatlantic Slave Trade, removing them from their homeland and forcing them into slavery.