Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619<span>, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY SLAVERY CAME AND WHEN IT REALLY CAME!!??? OK then, prepare to experience a GENIUS ANSWER like no other...
As we all know, t<span>he </span>history of slavery<span> spans many </span>cultures<span>, </span>nationalities<span>, and </span>religions<span> from ancient times to the present day. However the social, </span>economic<span>, and legal positions of slaves were vastly different in different systems of slavery in different times and places. </span>Although slavery is no longer legal anywhere in the world, human trafficking<span> remains an international problem and an estimated 25-40 million people are enslaved today.</span><span> During the 1983–2005 </span>Second Sudanese Civil War<span> people were taken into slavery.</span><span> Although </span>Slavery in Mauritania<span> was criminalized in August 2007, </span><span>in </span>Mauritania<span> it is estimated that up to 600,000 men, women and children, or 20% of the population, are currently enslaved, many of them used as </span>bonded labor.<span>Evidence emerged in the late 1990s of systematic slavery on </span>cacao plantations<span> in West Africa; see the </span>chocolate and slavery<span> article. </span> But now...do you want to know the TRUTH!!???
<span>People think they know everything about slavery in the United States, but they don’t. They think the majority of African slaves came to the American colonies, but they didn’t. They talk about 400 hundred years of slavery, but it wasn’t. They claim all Southerners owned slaves, but they didn’t. Some argue it was a long time ago, but it wasn’t. </span> <span>Four myths about slavery: </span>Myth One: The majority of African captives came to what became the United States. Truth:<span> Only 380,000 or 4-6% came to the United States. The majority of enslaved Africans went to Brazil, followed by the Caribbean. A significant number of enslaved Africans arrived in the American colonies by way of the Caribbean where they were “seasoned” and mentored into slave life. They spent months or years recovering from the harsh realities of the Middle Passage. Once they were forcibly accustomed to slave labor, many were then brought to plantations on American soil. </span>Myth Two:<span> Slavery lasted for 400 years. </span>Truth<span>: Slavery was not unique to the United States; it is a part of almost every nation’s history from Greek and Roman civilizations to contemporary forms of human trafficking. The American part of the story lasted fewer than 400 years. </span>Myth Three:<span> All Southerners owned slaves </span>Truth<span>: Roughly 25% of all southerners owned slaves. The fact that one quarter of the Southern population were slaveholders is still shocking to many. This truth brings historical insight to modern conversations about the Occupy Movement, its challenge to the inequality gap and its slogan “we are the 99%.” </span>Myth Four:<span> Slavery was a long time ago. </span>Truth<span>: African-Americans have been free in this country for less time than they were enslaved. Do the math: Blacks have been free for 149 years which means that most Americans are two to three generations removed from slavery. However, former slaveholding families have built their legacies on the institution and generated wealth that African-Americans have not been privy to because enslaved labor was forced; segregation maintained wealth disparities; and overt and covert discrimination limited African-American recovery efforts. </span> In Short, <span>Most historians use 1619 as a </span>starting<span> point, but it ACTUALLY as truth was way before 1400. (Either way, you should still go with the starting point of 1619 since no one almost knows that it was actually way before 1400...which is true) </span> <span>I Hope my answer has come to your Help (Took me time). Thank you for posting your question here in Brainly. We hope to answer more of your questions and inquiries soon. Have a nice day ahead! :)</span>
The Populist party wanted the government to take over the railroads.
The Populist party mostly made up of farmers who had several grievances such as:
railroads overcharging them to transport their goods
the use of gold instead of silver to back the U.S. dollar
high charges on telegraph
In order to address these, they formed the Populist party where they called on the U.S. government to take over the railroads and telegraph wires so that the government would give them better rates.
In conclusion, the Populist party wanted more government interference so that they would be able to access the railroad and telegraph at cheaper rates.
John Jay's involvement in the 1st/First Continental Congress drew him into a full-time public service. He was elected as president of the Second Continental Congress on 12/10/1778. Along with John was Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, he successfully negotiated the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. He was convinced that the Articles of Confederation didn't provide a strong enough central government. He wrote down five Federalist Papers in support of the new Constitution. President George Washington named him to be the first Chief of Justice in the Supreme Court. Washington then asked him in 1794 to negotiate a treaty with the Great Britain that recognized the U.S. neutrality rights. His success was limited/slim. With the treaty, he returned with bought/extra time to help avoid a war, but it didn't contain the British's acceptance of the American's neutrality rights or to at least halt the impressment of American seamen. He also resigned as the Chief of Justice in 1795 to become the Governor of NY/New York. I hope this help's you out. Good luck and I'm sorry if it's wrong.
Young African-Americans played a big role in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. One incident was in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) came to desegregate Birmingham in 1963. After an initial surge of activity involving numerous protests and arrests, the movement stalled. The SCLC leadership decided that the best way to regain the momentum was to involve young people. This strategy would be less disruptive to Black families, since parents could continue working while young Blacks served the necessary jail time. High school, junior high and even elementary school students were recruited to march out of school and be arrested.
The Tet offensive is the event that marked the turning point in the Vietnam conflict, forcing Lyndon Johnson to change course and pull out of the upcoming presidential race.
-The Tet offensive was a major invasion of South Vietnamese urban centers, that was launched by the North Vietnam in 1968.
-The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening U.S. public support for the war in Vietnam. The goal of the offensive was to severely damage the United States and South Vietnamese forces as well as encourage an uprising against the government of South Vietnam.