Was Slavery Cruel

The word slavery cannot only be defined in which one human being is owned by another human being, but it is also known to be one of the greatest contributions to the American history. A slave was considered by law as a property, and was deprived of most of the rights normally held by free persons. Hence, slavery transforms human beings into things or objects that only powerful or rich people can only buy. Moreover this thing called slavery mistreated so many people by destroying their lives and their happiness, which they do not deserve. Slavery is very cruel and inhumane; it degraded the lives of humans and hindered their right to life and liberty that they all deserve under the Constitution of the United States. In addition, slavery brought
The violent transportation in the slavery of at least twelve million men, women, and children from their African homelands to the Americas changed forever the face and character of the modern world. Despite the different races of slaves in America, it was the African Americans who were discriminated the most. They were also the easiest to become slaves since they offered the best labor and they were very cheap. The slave trade was very brutal and gruesome, and the enslavement of Africans was cruel, exploitative, and dehumanizing because they are still humans after all. Nevertheless, the transatlantic slave trade laid the foundation for modern capitalism, generating immense wealth for business enterprises in America and
The geography of these colonies consisted of mountains thick with trees, rivers and poor rocky soil that farming was difficult to grow crops. As a result of this, these colonies were mainly dependent on the ocean by fishing cods, mackerels, herrings, and other more; whale oil was a valuable resource during that time. They had mild summers and long cold winters but they got lesser diseases than in the warmer southern colonies. Moreover, New England colonies dominated by the Puritans, they followed strict rules and were intolerant of other religions; they were dominated by church and people were given consequences if they do not attend or if they speak against the Puritans ways. Singing and celebrating holidays were among things prohibited in Puritan New England. Lastly, the system of government in New England were democratic; they elected their legislature, had a governor and a court