Zinn Reading

Questions/Tasks

1. You should take margin notes and write down at least 2 questions about the article.

2. What conclusions does Zinn come up with? Do you agree? Why or why not?

3. Slavery is often talked about in economic terms. What other reasons does Zinn give for the establishment of the institution of slavery? Do you think these are plausible?

Slavery Timeline

These sites may be helpful in your research of slavery in the United States.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/timeline/1817.html

http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/timeline5.html

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_slav.html

http://www.crf-usa.org/lessons/slavery_const.htm