Differences Between Northern and Southern Slavery

Details

Author
Leanne Dennis
Topic/Subject Area
African American, Black Life; Slavery, Indenture
Historical Era
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762
Grade Level
Elementary (K–5)
Creation Date
2019
Last Revision Date
2024

About This Lesson

Summary and Objective

Answer the essential question: “How was slavery in the colonial North different from that in the colonial South?” by first answering the question “What was slavery like in the colonial North?” To view aspects of it, we turn to work and home life, and gaining freedom in New England for examples.