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A 3page paper which examines the situation of the African American in early American history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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were also Africans who became free, early on in history, and were vital players in the development of the nation. The following paper examines early African Americans in the colonies.
African Americans in Early America For the most part African Americans were brought to the colonies as slaves and at the very least as servants. Many were what
was called indentured servants. Indentured servants were found in many different regions and were of many different cultures. Most people associate indentured servants with people such as Europeans but many,
in the early days, were Africans as well. Indentured servants essentially signed away their lives to a master for a period of time for work. Once that time had passed
and their agreement was complete they became free. One author notes, for example, that, "The first black indentured servants arrived in Jamestown in the colony of Virginia in 1619. They
had been captured in Africa and were sold at auction in Jamestown" In light of this they were still clearly slaves of a sort. But, "After completing their service, some
black indentured servants bought property" (Laughter Genealogy, 2008). Unfortunately for most blacks the prejudice was high and this ultimately left them to live "in the lowest level of colonial society"
(Laughter Genealogy, 2008). Another region, Pennsylvania, saw an African American history that was essentially one of slavery. "Pennsylvanias first African Americans lived
in the Delaware River valley region as early as 1639. Philadelphia became the major Pennsylvania port for the arrival of slaves, at first from South Carolina and the Caribbean and
later directly from Africa" (Hopkins; Smith, 2008). In light of the fact that the Northern colonies did not require the same sort of agricultural help as the South, due to
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