3. • Between 1525 and 1866 12.5 million Africans
were shipped to the New World.
• 10.7 million survived the dreaded Middle
Passage.
• They disembarked in North America, the
Caribbean and South America.
• They were brought by English and French
Traders.
4.
5. • Slaves were
brought to work in
lucrative crops
such as tobacco
• Most of them
worked in the
plantations of the
south.
6. 1787 : The 3/5th Compromise
• According to the constitution, they were
second-rate human beings
• For representation purposes, a black slave was
counted as 3/5th of a white man
7.
8. The 13th 14th and 15th Amendments
• 1865 - The 13th Amendment officially
abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to
this day.
• 1868 - The 14th Amendment citizenship to
African Americans.
• 1870 -The 15TH Right to vote.
9. The American Civil War 1861 - 1865
Origins
• The North was in favor of abolishing slavery
• The South relied on slaves for most of its economy
opposed abolition
The War
• The war lasted only 5 years, but caused about 600,000
deaths in both camps
The Outcome
• The war ended the debate over slavery that had
divided North and South since the drafting of the
Constitution in 1787
