Slavery in United States of America: Presentation and Handout (inklusive Powerpoint Datei mit 11 Folien)
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Slavery in United States of America: Presentation and Handout (inklusive Powerpoint Datei mit 11 Folien) Definition: slave A slave is a person who is deprived of his personal freedom, treated as a thing and seen as the property of another. Mostly for the purpose of economic exploitation, the person is held by force. A slave almost never had rights. Sometimes slaves retained some legal capacity and could, for example, call the courts or obtain property that might allow them to gain freedom by buying themselves. In some states, slavery was hereditary, meaning that the children of slaves were also unfree. You could buy, sell, rent and inherit slaves. Slaves were not considered humans. Thereby it was not a problem to kill a slave. Officially, slavery is banned in all states of the world today. How did the slaves come to America? The first…[show more]