Slavery is a system in which people are bought and sold as if they were property.

The Middle Passage was a terrifying and horrific experience for the enslaved Africans on board.

The enslaved Africans were able to roam the bottom of the ship freely and had food and water.

Did slavery grow more quickly in the Northern Colonies or in the Southern Colonies?

In the Southern Colonies they only "needed" about one to two slaves for their daily lives.

Once a slave was free they were free for life.

It was common for slaveholders to separate husbands, wives, and children from one another.

The slave culture grew and farmers feared it and tried to crush it. What is an example of something that was banned?

What are uprisings?

White people who tried to help slaves were rewarded for being kind.