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Early America through the Founding of the New Nation

Virginia SOL VUS.3

Explain the development of African American culture and the impact of the institution of slavery.

Study VUS.3 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 11 - Virginia and United States History

What students need to be able to do

  • Describe the diverse cultures, languages, skills, and perspectives of Africans enslaved in the Americas.
  • Describe the Middle Passage, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, chattel slavery, indentured servitude, and forced labor.
  • Describe the slave trade in the U.S., Virginia, and Richmond.
  • Analyze the growth of the colonial economy that maximized profits through indentured servitude and race-based enslavement of Africans.
  • Examine the cultures of enslaved Africans and identify the various ways they persisted toward freedom.