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    whole world‚ especially in North America‚ are the Africans. These people were forcefully taken from their homes due to the extreme poverty they lived in and therefore transformed into slaves. Possessing a great force and surviving character these people were able to survive such harsh conditions. The majority of the slaves were shipped to the Americas by the English and French because it was the new continent and they were in need of people who would do the hard labor in farming and construction. The

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    Slavery in Colonial America Many may ask‚ “Was slavery in Colonial America purely based on race‚ class‚ economics‚ or all of these things. Well in the Articles written by Degler and Morgan it explains that slavery could have been based on both race and class. Degler believed that slavery was mostly about race. Morgan‚ on the other hand believed that slavery was more about class. Well‚ in the articles both Degler and Morgan try to explain why they believed slavery was based on race or class.

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    once stated “I am naturally anti-slavery‚ If slavery is not wrong‚ nothing is.” There have been many periods of slavery and in the American colonial days slavery was a very common thing in the North and South colonies. Slavery has existed throughout time but American slavery in the colonial days was a unique system. For many black people in colonial America slavery began the day they were born. Their mother would have been a slave and more than likely labored and delivered under harsh conditions

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    had no inclination to move thousands of miles to a new place‚ away from home‚ chasing some folly like wealth or adventure. Even though‚ the new colonies offered many things: affluence‚ freedom‚ land; there was a singular guarantee: STRUGGLE. Colonial America‚ for all of its beauty‚ was nothing but a mere graveyard for English settlers. Death was constant early on; whether you starved attempting in vain to farm the harsh Virginian land‚ or froze to the death in the middle of a blistering Massachusetts

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    defined by the laws and actions of Great Britain‚ and whether or not to separate from Britain was not decided until 1783. In the early 1760’s‚ Colonials did nothing more than question the true intention of British policies. These people were searching for a sign that they had a voice in the laws they were to obey. However‚ as time progressed‚ the colonials began to develop less passive attitudes. Colonists felt neglected‚ ignored by the British‚ and treated like lower class citizens. With time‚ the

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    an imperative part of our everyday living. From purchasing groceries to paying bills‚ it is integrated into practically every aspect of our culture. It is hard to imagine life without currency as a means of competitive exchange. However‚ in Colonial America‚ there were several different types of money used in numerous ways. One means of currency was not dominant over any other until well after the American Revolutionary War. The question arises‚ how did colonists handle fiscal transactions without

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    Tax in colonial America began being a big problem in 1764. The British taxed the colonists on everything coming in and out of the colony. Such as playing cards‚ sugar‚ tea‚ and more things. Each time something different was taxed‚ a group of colonists would protest. In 1773‚ the Parliament set an act saying that all tea purchased was required to be British tea. Not only did the fact of have to by only British tea enrage the colonists but the fact that the tea was taxed angered them even more.

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    COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain.

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    The Enlightenment period played an important part in deciding practically every part of building Colonial America‚ mostly because it change the way people considered legislative issues‚ governmental issues‚ and religion. Without the principle thoughts and figures of the Enlightenment‚ the United States would have been radically different. The ideas that came within this period molded the ideals of the United States in its developmental years. The Enlightenment emphasized normal rights and legitimate

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    ROLE OF SLAVE LABOR IN COLONIAL AMERICAN SOCIETY Differences in classes began to form due to the high demand for slave labor in Colonial American Society. Slave labor also helped to cause racial tension even in the cities. The population also increased in Colonial America due to the high demand for slave labor therefore many African slaves were imported from Africa. The beginning of slaves in the Americas was through the Columbian Exchange. Indians also became slaves for the English because

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