Characteristics of Slavery in Colonial New England

Details

Author
Peter Vamosy
Topic/Subject Area
Slavery, Indenture; African American, Black Life
Historical Era
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762, Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
Grade Level
High School (9–12)
Creation Date
2017
Last Revision Date
2024

About This Lesson

Summary and Objective

The following lesson is designed to be part of a larger unit on the history of the 13 colonies. It is intended to introduce students to the development of slavery in New England to prepare them to compare it to the same institution in the southern colonies.