2.6

Slavery in the British Colonies

AP United States History

From indentured servitude to slavery

Bacon's Rebellion as turning point

The Virginia Slave Codes (1705)

The Middle Passage

Slave ship Brookes diagram (1788)
Caption: Diagram of the slave ship Brookes (1788), showing how enslaved people were stowed below decks. This image was used by abolitionists to expose the horrors of the Middle Passage. Source: Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Slavery across the colonies

Primary sources

Virginia Slave Code (1705)

Key figures

Vocabulary

Unit 2 topics

Unit 2 overview2.1Contextualizing Period 22.10Causation in Period 22.2European Colonization2.3The Regions of British Colonies2.4Transatlantic Trade2.5Interactions Between American Indians and Europeans2.6Slavery in the British Colonies2.7Colonial Society and Culture2.8Comparison in Period 22.9Continuity and Change in Period 2
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