Slavery’s Rise
In 1619, a ship brought 20 Africans to the English colony of Virginia. They were the first Africans to arrive in what is now the United States. Historians have debated about whether they came as indentured servants or enslaved people, but most modern-day scholars believe that the Africans were enslaved.
Slavery has existed for centuries and all over the world. Slavery historically was used as a punishment to permanently weaken a defeated nation. After a war, a vanquished people often became enslaved
