1751+to+1800


 * From 1751-1800 a majority of things happened that changed history forever.**

Thomas Jefferson was an American who claimed to love freedom. He worked in Virginia and he focused on rebellions. He claimed to hate all slavery, Jefferson called it a blot, but yet Thomas had slaves him self. Jefferson argued to end slavery and he “attacked” it in the old version of the declaration of independence, it failed to press his views as far as they could go. Jefferson started saying “all men are created equally.” But still, Jefferson owned slaves, and he thought white people are superior compared to blacks.
 * - Thomas Jefferson and his thoughts toward slavery**



Most slaves sold within Africa were prisoners of war. Some slaves were kidnapped and sold into slavery by slavery by slave traders; others were punished for crimes they committed, if the African families did not have food to eat, they would sell some of their kids so that they could eat. Some Africans even enslaved themselves so that they could pay back their debts.The slaves of Africa weren’t treated as badly as other slaves in different countries were. Household slaves were often considered part of the family. Some slaves could even get married!African slave traders caught their victims on horse back and surrounded villages. They burnt down houses and chased anyone who tried to escape. They chained slaves to coffles and attached them to horse’s tails. They kept the slaves in pens called barracoons. After Europeans arrived the demand for slaves increased.
 * info.was recieved from : Profiles in American history**
 * - Slave trade**

- **free African society** The free African society was assembled like a church and it served the black community. It gave help to the widowed, the sick, and the jobless.It regulated marriages, taught thrift, blocked out drunkenness, condemned adultery, and looked into improving the morals of its members. [|Free African society] was founded by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen.
 * INFO. WAS RECIEVED FROM:THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE**