When were the first slaves brought to America?
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The Irish were the first slaves, in the 1840's.
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no one "discovered" america. people just came here a really long time ago. i think the vikings came. and there was also columbus.
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well one is the independence of Haiti....the slaves there were influenced by the revolutionaries cries of " liberty, equality and fraternity" and they rebelled thus leading to the country's independence in 1791 or so.
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Blacks started coming later on. They were brought here by the white people to be used as slaves to harvest their land and clean their houses, ect. It is very cruel, but true. Africans were torn from their homes, and kidnapped to the U.S. where they were forced to serve white people.
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They didn't choose to do so.  They were forced into slavery.
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False, It has been longer. 1619 First Africans arrived in Virginia
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The first city in America was Jamestown, VIrginia established in about 1620, so the colonists first settled here approximately 386 years ago. However, if your talking about the continent itself or when Indians first came here, I'm not so sure, but Indians did come during the Ice Age.\n\nBTW America didn't gain independence in 1776 thats when the Declaration of Independence was signed, they gained independence after they won the Revolutionary War
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There are many answers to this question, there are several countries in the America's.  However most of the time when you say America you mean the United States and again there are lots of different answers.  We fired the Shot heard around the world in April, 1775.  We Declared our Independence in July, 1776.  Our Revolution was won in 1781, our current government started in 1789.  However throughout the America's there had been great Civilizations Built and around for many years before the White man came to America.  Columbus Came in 1492, the Vikings came about 400 years before and the Phonecians very probably visited the America's about 3,000 years ago.  The earliest City founded still around is St. Augustine, Florida settled by the Spainish.  The earliest English settlement was Jamestown, Virginia settled in 1607.  The Pilgrims came in 1620 and so forth.  There are many different answers to your question as you asked it, I hope that one of these is what you needed.
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Umm, how about a Black History book?  Try "From Slavery to Freedom" by John Hope Franklin.  Another great historian who covered the topic is John Henrik Clarke.\n\nVery quickly, there was not very much disparity in the way non-free persons were treated.  I don't know why you think there was.  The european slave trade was the most brutal form of slavery the world has ever seen.  And it didn't matter whether it was the Spanish, British, French, etc.  The U.S. Constitution which is a FEDERAL document stated that slaves were 3/5ths human.  Furthermore, the U.S. Supreme Court (fed law) stated that the Black man/woman had NO rights that whites were bound to respect.\n\nAgain do your own reading and get your own understanding.
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If I remember correctly that is because Europe was the first country to instate slavery and that was from the first European traders when they used to sail to china and stuff.  I am not sure but that is how I believe it all got started.
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Difficult to answer; here is one view (2nd link looks like better example):\nThe evolution of slavery is crucial to understanding the importance of currently standing issues. Slavery began in 1440 when Portugal started to trade slaves with West Africa. By the 16th century, Western Europeans developed an organized system of trading slaves. However, the slave trade did not run as smoothly as expected. Slaves were revolting and tried to flee the hardships of labor. Regardless of these attempts, slavery expanded, leading to the "Triangle Trade."   This trade, between Europe, Africa and the Americas, is held responsible for the dispersal of Africans in the Western hemisphere. This organized system lasted until the 1800's. Shortly after the War of Independence there was an intended law to abolish slavery. This law was stalled when the United States allowed the slavery to continue until 1800. A federal law, which was passed in 1793, allowed for the Fugitive Slave Act, which continued the slave trade and prohibited the freedom of the Africans.
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everyone in the americas is the descendant of immigrants, unless you are a first-generation immigrant. the so-called "native americans" and "first citizens" as well as the "pre-columbian indians" migrated across a land-bridge between alaska and siberia (across what is now the Bering Strait) between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.
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fugitive slave laws allowed for slaves who escaped to be brought back into slavery even after they made it to the north.\n\nThey made it harder for African Americans to be free and escape slavery.
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Read "Roots" by Alex Haley. You will learn alot about slaves and how much they were bought an sold for over the course of many generations.
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I think all people should be aware of this history.  Brazil was especially bad about slavery.  Slaves were cheap and expendable labor, and thus no care was given to their treatment, health or comfort.  All native Americans (North and South America) made slaves of their enemies.  In many South American civilizations, such slaves were used as sacrifices to appease the gods (Incas, Aztecs, Mayans and Toltecs to name a few).  What about the Romans and Greeks?  They made slaves of anyone they could get their hands on (including Africans).  The same is true of China.  The same is still true in the Middle East. The fact is, that in the US Europe and Canada, we saw the error of our ways and fixed it (made it illegal).  In fact, in America, we fought a war to end it that cost well over 600,000 lives.  How much more dedicated to ending slavery can you get?  Mexico cannot say the same (nor can many South American countries).  Mexicans just want something to b1tch about.  They're just made because we don't want them coming in illegally and living off of our hard work.
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the first immigrants were the "Native American Indians". They emmigrate from Asia walking throught Northern Asia, through Alaska & settle through out the Americas.
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Not an American one that's for sure.  Segregation started with slavery a very long time ago in Africa (of all places ... I know ... funny isn't it).  Most people think slavery and segregation started in America.  Goes to show how ignorant (as in not smart on a subject ... not meant to offend any one person, race, religeon, or creed) some people are.\n\nMan, how about those 10 bonus points partner????