By: Brittany MacAlister

 Existed before the transatlantic slave trade  Made up 10 percent of Lisbon’s population  Portugal had the first slave markets  Trade moved from Portugal to Tropical Colonies  Enslaved natives of South America  First slaves arrive in Hispaniola

 Before the 1790’s, cotton crops weren’t popular  Cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney  Increased cotton production = increased slave demand  Congress banned salve imports from Africa

 Brutal, inhumane, and cruel  Whippings and executions were very common  Sold like property  Overly scrutinized for every flaw  Harshest treatment was in Louisiana  Slaves lived in fear of their owners  Massive revolts in Louisiana and the Frontier

 Worked in various tasks, blacksmiths, cowboys, etc.  Able to testify in court if mistreated  Treated very humanely to prevent revolt  Could control the sale of their kids  Goal was for slaves to gain freedom  Catholic church encouraged bonds throughout families

 Slavery expanded westward after the American Revolution  Forced slaves to relocate from the East  Before the Civil War  Slave resistance grew immensely  Increased violence used to gain control  Cotton fields were physically demanding

Indentured ServantSlave in North America  Worked for only several years  Had chance of freedom  Supplied food, shelter, clothes  Could be from Europe or Africa  Contract  Never abused  No rebellions  Lifetime sentence  Only a slight chance of freedom  Supplied shelter  Usually from Africa  Treated cruelly  Rebelled  No contract

 Treated with malicious violence  Never went well for the slaves  Owners seemed to always win  Very popular in the Frontier and Louisiana  Rebelled from harsh working conditions  Mostly men who rebelled  Very negative affect all around