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The American Revolution, A Slave, And The Slaves

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A slave is a human being that is classed as property and is under the control of another. The system of slavery came about as a result of the need for a labor force to help maintain the booming trade system that started in the Americas and the Caribbean. This led to Africans being kidnapped from their homeland and then shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas to provide the needed labor. During and after the fight for the Independence of America there was divide within the nation as to what to do about the matter of slavery. There were many who were quite happy with the current situation while there were others who felt it needed to end. With this divide came the abolition movement that started in 1830s. The American Revolution brought the emancipation of America from under British control. This all started as result of the American colonists feeling that they were being unjustly treated and not being seen as equals by the British Parliament. The American Revolution was fought on the premise of equal rights for all. It was an eye opener to the hypocrisy that was taking place in America. This showed a situation where the Americans would not tolerate being taxed without representation in Parliament but yet were perfectly fine subjecting another human being to hard labor with no pay and the absolute removal of their free will because of their skin color. On this basis the system needed to end. The Americans had no right to treat fellow human being in such a deplorable

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