Describe the Middle Passage that brought captured people from West Africa to the Americas.

Select one (1) question from the four questions below. Write a complete and detailed essay for the question you selected. The essay should be 1 ½ to 3 pages (double-spaced, standard margins, 11 or 12 pt). You may use your textbook, the notes on Blackboard, notes from the videos that were assigned, and any notes that you may have. You may use one outside source if needed and that source must be cited on a separate Reference Page that is not counted towards the 1 ½ to 3-page requirement. If you take a quote or a phrase from the textbook, Blackboard notes, notes from the videos, or an outside source, indicate that in parentheses (Author’s last name, page or slide number, year of publication). PLAGIARISM RESULTS IN AN AUTOMATIC FAILURE.
1. In 1619, the first African captives arrived in the British colonies in North America which will later become the United States. Thereafter, all British colonies founded in North America established some form of slavery. Describe the Middle Passage that brought captured people from West Africa to the Americas. Then, compare (similarities and differences) slave systems in Virginia, South Carolina, and the Middle States (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania).
2. Who were the warring countries in the Seven Years’ War and how was territory divided up at the conclusion of the war according to the Peace Treaty of Paris of 1763. Because of the poor relationship between England and Native Americans, explain the actions that Pontiac instituted among the Native Americans and the resulting compromise by the London government.
3. Discuss in detail the Stamp Act and why this act ignited the first of several public protests. Also, briefly discuss the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and Paine’s Common Sense that led up to and inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the start of the American Revolution. What were the consequences of the Revolution for women, Black Loyalists, and Native Americans?
4. What were the powers of Congress in the Articles of Confederation? Why were the Articles of Confederation eliminated and replaced by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights including the debate over the Bill of Rights? How was the government restructured under the United States Constitution and why was this structure expected to be an improvement over the Articles of Confederation?

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