Week 1 Discussion - What is Distinctive About the Evolution

Week One Discussions

Week 1 Discussion (50 points/5% of the final grade)

The grade for this week's work will be your 250-word essay in response to this question:

"What is Distinctive About the Evolution of the Institution of Slavery in N. America from 1600-1800?"  

Consider the way the thirteen original colonies handled slavery and developed "rules" about it, and how slavery was maintained and protected despite the 1776  Declaration of Independence  and the 1787  U.S. Constitution  and the 1791  Bill of Rights .

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Your Initial Post is worth 30 points and should be 250 words in length, which is equal to about 1 page of double-spaced writing in Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman 12 point font in a Word document.