Africans Arrive and Slavery Begins
10th Grade · Social Studies · 35 min· Michigan Standard: 5 – U2.1.1 Describe Significant Developments In The Southern Colonies, Including: The Development Of Slavery.
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Learning Objective
I can describe how the arrival of the first Africans in the colonies led to the development of slavery in the United States.
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The ship named White Lion brought the first Africans to the English settlement of Point Comfort, which is now Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, in 1619.
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Although some historians argue that the first Africans were indentured servants, they lacked the legal protection afforded to white indentured servants and could be easily exploited.
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By 1705, racial integrity laws institutionalized white supremacy, clarifying the ambiguous status of Blacks, whether free, indentured, or enslaved.
