African Americans were enslaved on small farms, large plantations, inside homes, in the fields, and in manufacturing. ... Genovese discusses how enslaved people created community within the "plantation setting". ... In effort to further determine the differences among the social classes, Genovese describes how legal codes gradually made racism the official policy of the colonial governments. ... In some cases, young children of both races played together on farms and plantations. African American children might also become attached to white caretakers, such as the mistress, and white children ...

• Word Count: 906
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The struggle between state and federal government is a large part of American history. ... This was resulting in each state passing its old slave code, which applied to African Americans. ... The amendment's most important provision, was to defined an American citizen as anyone born in the United States or naturalized, thereby automatically making African Americans citizens. ... Slavery had been a part of life in America since the early colonial period and became more acceptable in the South than in the North. Southern planters relied on slaves to run larger farms or plantations and make ...

• Word Count: 695
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This division between the two regions began in colonial times and resulted from geographical differences. ... Due to heavy reliance on agriculture, many plantations were started and therefore, black slaves were brought in from Africa to provide labor. ... These differences in economic views and lifestyles had contributed to separation between the North and South since colonial times and were a main cause that led the inevitable war. ... Dred Scott, an African American who was born a slave but had lived on free soil for four years, tried to sue his master for not granting him freedom (Document ...

• Word Count: 1260
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the years, slavery has played a dominant role within the Cherokee Nation, inevitably affecting thousands of African Americans, American Indians, and Europeans alike. ... Before Europeans journeyed to North America and brought African slaves with them, Africans and Native Americans actually had a lot in common. ... Although African American slaves were now introduced to Native American communities, they still used their own prisoners of war as slaves as well. ... Benjamin Hawkins, who was the Superintendent of the tribes south of the Ohio River at the time, strongly and forcefully en...

• Word Count: 2752
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate