Slavery in America

Slavery in America

Slave Trade

African Slave Trade Gain a good understanding of how and why the slave trade began.

Slavery in America Summary of slavery in America. Included multi-media resources.

PBS: Africans in America: Americans Journey Through Slavery This site includes comprehensive information beginning with the slave trade and ending with the Civil War.

learn about life as a slave.

African Americans in the British New World. Scroll through the pages for detailed information on a variety of slavery topics.

Middle Passage

Middle Passage This site provides good background information.

Middle Passage A general summary of the Middle Passage.

Underground Railroad

PBS: The Underground Railroad An introduction of the Underground Railroad

Historama: The Underground Railoard An introduction to the Underground Railroad, including important facts, timelines and more.

National Geographic: The Underground Railroad Experience what it was like to be a slave who makes an attempt to escape.

Scholastic: The Undergound Railroad Summary. Explore a slideshow about the Underground Railroad.

Scholastic: The Underground Railroad Media Review primary sources (photos, documents, letters, etc) about the Underground Railroad.

Ducksters: The Underground Railroad A brief summary of the Underground Railroad.

National Park Service: Underground Railroad Activity Book Research the Underground railroad through activities! Also filled with great information about abolitionists.

Abolitionists

Harriet Beecher Stowe Use this link to learn about Harriet Beecher Stowe.

African-American Abolitionists Learn about the African-American Abolitionists.

The Abolitionists. Watch videos about many different abolitionists

Civil War and Slavery

Timeline of the Civil War This timeline focuses that on the important dates during the Civil War.

Civil War Fact Sheet This site offers a list of important facts about the Civil War.

Emancipation Proclamation

About the Emancipation Proclamation This site shows the free states and the slaves states in 1860 as well as explains the Emancipation Proclamation.

Other Topics

The History Guy: Slave Rebellions and Uprisings in the U.S. Brief information is given about the major slave rebellions.

Antebellum Slavery Learn about plantation life and the conditions of antebellum slavery.