- Home
- Vocabulary
- Big Ideas/Big Questions
- Guiding Questions
- 1.Difference Between Indentured Servitude and Chattel Slavery
- 2.Slavery - Racial/Black Slavery
- 3. Difference Between Slavery in America and Other Places
- 4.African Americans Develop Unique Cultures
- 5.Free African Americans Give Support
- 6.African American Culture Adapts and Survives
- 7.Religion Plays A Role
- 8.Contribution to the Expansion of Slavery
- 9.Slavery As An Economic System
- 10.The Role of Compromise
- 11.African Americans Secure Their Rights
- 12.Difference Between Post-bellum and Antebellum Communities
- Authentic Assessment
- Citations
Launching the New Government
George Washington had to face many problems and issues when he became the first leader. He had to set up and launch the new system of government that would seem fair and just to all the colonists. At the time, slavery was largely used to do tasks for plantation owner and colonists. Many people debated whether or not slavery was right or wrong. Most colonists thought slavery was good since they would get work done for free. Others thought that enslaving other people was a wrong thing to do and wanted to fight against it.