PROCESS

ACTIVITY THREE
1783-1828

As you already know when you time traveled to the year 1783 there was a ruling that effectively ended the practice of slavery in Massachusetts. You will now be visiting the years 1783-1828 during this part of your journey.

This is what you need to do:

1. Read the first paragraph from the link below

The Lives of African Americans in Massachusetts after the End of Slavery (Website 3)

2. Answer the following questions:

• Were African Americans treated equally? How do you know? Give three specific examples from the paragraph.
• Was indentured servitude different from slavery? How so?

3. Click on the links below to read about various African Americans living in Massachusetts during this time:

• Africa or America - Is African Colonization The Answer? (Website 4)
  Scroll to find this primary source document on the Library of Congress website.
  

• The Free African American Press - Freedom's Journal, 1827 (Website 5)
  Scroll to find this primary source document on the Library of Congress website.

Click below to see a timeline of people and events of African Americans living in Massachusetts from the 17th – mid 19th centuries:

• Boston African American Time line (Website 6)

You will link to the following website and find out if African Americans contributed to the War of 1812.

• A Chronology of African American Military Service From the Colonial Era through the Antebellum Period (Website 7)

ACTIVITY 4 & 5