American slavery
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1) The textbook states, “Prejudice itself did not create American slavery.” What were some of the economic forces, events, and laws that shape the experiences of enslaved peoples? Please cite examples and evidence from readings to support your answer.
2) What experiences caused people in the colonies to be like people in England, and what experiences served to make them different? Please cite examples and evidence from readings to support your answer.
3) How did King Philip’s War, Bacon’s Rebellion, and the Salem Witch trials illustrate a widespread crisis in British North America in the late seventeenth century? Please cite examples and evidence from readings, including the Accusations of Witchcraft primary source, to support your answer.
4) What is the main point that Equiano wanted the reader of his account to understand? Was there anything specific about the slave experience? Explain your answer and support it with examples from the reading.
Below are attachments to some of the readings for the discussion questions.
