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Mr. Shawki, I understand that you said white indentured slaves cost more than african slaves but african slaves were worked harder. Why is that the case?

Mr. Zinn, I understand that the number of arriving whites, whether free or indentured servants , was not enough to meet the need of the plantations. Is that because they died so early or simply because they didn't work hard enough?

Mr. Williams, I understand that racism was the consequence of slavery. But do you think that racism was going around before slavery even occured?

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Tala Awad, Wilber Carraway, And Mykael Bailey

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Tala Awad, Wilber Carraway, And Mykael Bailey

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Mr.Shawki, I understand that by the 1700s close to the 1800s white indentured servants cost more than African slaves, but why do you think planters didn't deem it worthy to keep buying slaves and switched to white indentured servants? Do you think planters didn't want to deal with the responsibility of a slave, or is it more about the price?

Answer: I think that planters did not want to deal with the higher prices of buying a slave. As I said before, it cost planters more to buy African slaves, rather than receiving white indentured servants. The price of white indentured servants outstripped the price of slaves.

Mr. Zinn, I understand that you said slavery grew as the plantation systems grew. Do you think that if slavery started and ended quickly, either because people realized it was unethical, or didn't work out economically, do you think slavery and racism would have as much as an impact it had on America? Do you think we would still be experiencing discrimination until this day?

Answer: I think that if the plantation systems failed, then slavery would not have been as relevant in history as it is today. But I also wonder how it would have affected America's uprising. I think that if slavery was not as big of a deal, America and many other countries would not be dealing with a big race war.

Mr. Williams, I understand you stated that slavery wasn't born out of racism but that racism is the consequence of slavery, based on what you said do you think that race, racism, and caste all derived from slavery and the act of enslaving a certain group of people? Do you think that the superior caste (being white people) feels the effects and consequences of slavery?

Answer: To answer your question, I would say no, I don't think that white people or people who were not affected by the generational trauma of slavery and racism would feel the effects of slavery. They may see and recognize it but they could not feel the pain of enslavement. Also, I would like to say that I back up my statement of racism being the consequence of slavery rather than slavery being the consequence of racism. Without slavery, I don't think there would be a big race problem. But if racism was the origin, slavery would not be the only thing to branch out of racism.

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Mr. Shawki, I understand that the economic calculations of the planters played a part in their decision for full-scale slavery so I wanted to ask that if planters had a different outcome of their calculations, what do you think would've happened to the African slaves?

Mr. Zinn, I understand that the arriving white people population was not enough for the plantations, so what can you infer about racism in the future and if it would still be as big in America if there was enough white people?

Mr. Williams, I understand that you believe that slavery was the thing that created racism, but how does enslaving a race you just approached cause you to bring so much hate to that same race?

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1. Mr.Shawki, I understand that by the end of the 17th-century European indentured servants became more expensive which caused the uprising of African slavery. However, what can you infer as the reason why European indentured servants discontinued working in plantations?

2. Mr. Zinn, I understand that you stated "Slavery grew as the plantation system grew. The reason is easily traceable to something other than natural racial repugnance [hatred]: the number of arriving whites, whether free or indentured servants (under four to seven years contract), was not enough to meet the need of the plantations." However, what would result if the majority of white indentured servants didn't leave the plantation system?

3. Mr. Willam you claimed, “Slavery was not born of racism: rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.” However, what examples can you find to support the claim that racism was a consequence of slavery?

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Maya Davis, Jasmine King, Alonso Contreras

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Maya Davis, Jasmine King, Alonso Contreras

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Mr. Ahmed, I recognize that you said that by the end of the 1600s, African slaves became greater in number than indentured servants. However, what motive is there behind why colonies had a higher demand for African slaves in their economies than indentured servants?

African slaves were more desirable than indentured servants in a colony's economy because they came to the New World with no freedoms and also had no working contracts, meaning that they could be enslaved indefinitely.

Mr. Zinn, I understand that you believe that slavery grew as the effect of the plantation system, not because of racial hatred. Nevertheless, what ideas justify why inflicting brutality was embraced by slave owners if slaves were only brought in great numbers to labor on plantations?

During the use of the plantation system, racial hatred was present and caused severe mistreatment of slaves. Most slaveowners inflicted harm to slaves as a way to reinforce dominance or for punishment, and it also discouraged revolts against them.

Mr. Williams, I acknowledge that you understand racism to not be the cause of slavery, but the product of it. Yet, what can you infer about the colonists' existing perceptions of Africans based on how they implemented them into the New World's society?

I can infer colonists likely already had a racial bias against Africans which caused them to be used in the New World as slaves and not servants. Colonists religiously asserted themselves to be superior to Africans based on their physical appearance alone and therefore used it as a way to justify their enslavement.

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Mr. Ahmed, I understand that you said that it would cost more to buy white servants than slaves. What caused white servens to cost more if they did the same job as the African slaves?

Mr. Zinn, I understand that you are saying that slavery grew as the plantation system grew so do you think there are any other reasons slavery grew?

Mr. Williams, I see that you are saying that racism was a consequence of slavery, so what are the long trem conseuqesnce of racism?

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Zayla Fleming, Imani Ramsey, and Teyanna Ford

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Zayla Fleming, Imani Ramsey, and Teyanna Ford

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1- Mr. Shawki, when you had stated that "By the end of the 17th century, the price of white indentured servants outstripped the price of African slaves.” What had caused the white servants to exceed and outstrip the price of the African Slaves?

2- Mr. Zinn, I understand that the amount of white indentured servants were low and didn't meet the standards and expectations that you needed, however, what did you see in the African slaves to help grow the plantations?

3- Mr. Williams I understand that racism wasn't the cause of slavery, however, in your opinion, why do you think that racism became about, during slavery?

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Mr.Eric  I  understand you think slavery was not a form of racism. how is forcing another  race to work for you while dehumanizing them not racist?

Mr.Ahmed I understand the cost of white slaves was more than black slaves. Do you think they did that so every could be pushed to only own black slaves?

Mr.Zinn I understand that the white people could not keep up with the plantations. Did they use this excuse to grow the plantation system so they can grow slavery?

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Mr. Shawki, I understand that indentured servants became a higher rank making the price of getting an indentured servant expensive however what can you infer about the treatments that the indentured servants faced to cause them to not want to work on plantations anymore.

Mr. Zinn, I understand that the number of indentured servants and whites wasn't enough to fill plantations causing African slaves to increase however could this have happened if more indentured servants came to American to work in plantations.

Mr. Williams, I understand that slavery was not made with racism but because of slavery racism happened however if white people would have been the slaves what do you think the outcome would have been.

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Mr.Shawki, I understand that over time during the 1600s, small numbers of black slaves increased as their price decreased and this led to full-scale slave labor. However, what examples can you find to support the idea that the economy was a large factor in the decision to make full-slave labor official?

Mr.Zinn, I can see that the number of white people/ white indentured people were not enough to support the growing plantations and because of this, slavery grew. What can you infer about the ratio of white indentured servants to black slaves working in plantations?

Mr.Williams, I understand that you believe racism was born because of slavery, not the other way around. However, what ideas, people, or events could justify this claim?

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Mr. Shawki, I understand that the cost of white servants outgrew the cost of black slaves at the end of the 17th century which caused the use of African slave labor to grow but how would the use of slave labor influence the still working white servants thoughts and actions?

Mr. Zinn, I understand that the growth of the number of plantations influenced the growth of slavery because the number of servants wasn't enough to work on the plantations however why did the fluctuation of slavery cause the end to the white servitude?

Mr. Williams, I understand that you say racism was a product of slavery but how would the rise of racism influence slavery, and if slavery ended in the early 1700s how would that influence racism?

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Mr. Ahmed, You have said that white planters played a part in the colonies' decision to move towards full-scale slave labor, However, What are some of the problems of Moving into full-scale slavery?

-Some of the problems moving into full-scale slavery were the amount of selling and kidnapping White colonists were doing to the Africans. There wasn't any need for indentured servants because planters didn't have to pay back slaves. Even Before full-scale slavery, Indentured servants believed that slaves were being treated better than them.

Mr.Zinn, I understand that you have said that even though many white Europeans came to the new world, Indentured servants could not meet the needs of the plantation. I Understand what you are saying but if indentured servants did very well working on plantations, what would have the ending have been?

-Not many Africans would have to be shipped out from their homes and sold into slavery. The majority of the population of each colony would be white because colonists wouldn't buy as many African slaves.

Mr.Williams, You have pointed out Slavery didn't come from racism, Instead, Racism was the consequence of slavery. I agree with you but What ideas justify your claim. What examples could you use to answer this question?

-Some Examples can be found right now today. Even today, there are people who disrespect African Americans for their past with slavery. Even after Slavery, It would take so much effort and time for African Americans to get equal rights.

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Mr.Willams, I understand that you said slavery was not born of racism, rather, racism was the consequence of slavery. If racism was not the consequence of slavery then what do you believe caused racism to begin in the first place?

Answer: Racism had to do with the color of other people's skin. They felt as if African Americans were not white, so therefore they were forced into slavery. Their opinion on skin preference is what lead to African Americans being slaves and how racism came and evolved.

Mr.Zinn, I understand you stated that slavery grew as the plantation system grew.  Do you believe that slavery grew for other reasons rather than just for work on the plantation or was there other factors that may contribute to the growth of slavery?

Answer: No, because slaves were mainly for labor. Slaves were kidnapped to work on plantations to grow crops such as tobacco and were no other factors that had a huge impact on the growth of slavery.

Mr. Shawki, I understand that you said ¨17th century, the price of white indentured servants outstripped the price of African slaves.¨ What was the cause of the outstripped price between the white indentured during this time period?

Answer: White indentured became harder to obtain, also they did not want to work on plantation-based on how the African Americans were being treated. African American slaves were not as hard to obtain since they would be kidnapped and forced to work on plantations. They were also cheaper as well.

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Mr.Shawki, I understand the by the end of the 1700s white indentured servants were higher than African slaves however, how would you compare factors between the two types of workers that might influence one's decision on who to choose to take in?

Some factors to consider between the two types of workers are that African slaves are cheaper, larger in population, and are used to the work conditions. White indentured servants were more expensive, smaller in population and some weren't used to the work conditions and dying from diseases that weren't really affecting the African slaves.

Mr.Zinn, I acknowledge that other than hatred, Slavery and the plantation system grew because the number of whites that came to the new world was not enough to meet the requirements of a plantation, nevertheless, how would you change the population at the time to be more whites just as there were blacks or minority?
I would change the population to have more whites just as there were blacks or minorities by either not taking as many blacks from Africa or by asking more Europeans to come work for labor.

Mr. Williams, I recognize that instead of what most people think the reason slavery was brought up, it was the opposite, racism was the result of slavery. However, how would this information be useful if you were trying to incorporate it in a debate against a large number of people who think the opposite of you?
This information would be useful in a debate against the people opposing me because the reason they took slaves from Africa was that they had a better fit in the conditions of working so it made sense on the Europeans side, the only reason it was bad and turned into a bad thing was because Africans were forced against their own will to work for Europeans or Whites and because they were forced, people that were growing up seeing this happened thought of Blacks and Minorities of someone less than and carried that on through history which leads to racism.

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So Mr Williams you're saying that racism is rooted in slavery, not the other way around? If that is the case why do you think slavery lasted so long?

Answer: Because it was truly about racism. White people generally felt like they were better than those of different races

So Mr Zinn you're saying that the increase of enslaved Africans was based upon the fact that, there were not enough white indentured servants.  Rather than explicit racism? What do you think would change if there were more indentured servants
around?

Answer: I feel like as many black people would not be here in America present day.

So Mr. Shawki you've said that because indentured white servants cost more, the colonist made slave labour full scale? How would things be different if they kept both indentured servants and African people?

Answer: I feel like classism would be more prevalent than racism

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1-Mr.Shawki in your statement you said ¨By the end of the 17th century, the price of white indentured servants outstripped the price of African slaves¨. In your opinion what caused the price of white indentured servants to outstrip the price of African slaves.

2-Mr.Zinn if I am not mistaken you said ¨the number of arriving whites, whether free or indentured servants, was not enough to meet the need of the plantations¨. From my understanding of this, it means that whites and understanding servants were no longer finding the need to come over to the colonies, my question for you is what caused the numbers of arriving whites and indentured slaves to go down, or was it just that the plantations were growing to fast for them to keep up?

3- Mr.Williams you stated that ¨Slavery was not born of racism: rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.¨ Many can argue that you are wrong. The definition of racism is ¨prejudice, discrimination or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group¨ and the African slaves were treated differently because of their particular racial or ethnic group so wouldn't Slavery come from racism?

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Mr.Ahmed, I understand that you said it cost more to buy white servants than it was to buy slaves and that's why they moved into full-scale slave labor. Why do you think it cost more for servants when they would be doing less than slaves?
- The reason that house servants were starting to make more money than slaves was that they were racially profiled.

Mr.Zinn, I understand that you stated slavery that was easily traceable to something natural racial repugnance. So are you implying that white people just hated black people and that is the reason for slavery or because of just the fact of free labor?
- They took a vantage of how black slaves were doing free labor, and that's how it turned into full-scale slave labor.

Mr.Williams, I understood that you stated

slavery was not born of racism: rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.”Slavery was not born of racism: rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.” Are you saying that it was the fault of the ones who were captured and demanded to do free labor that we now have racism today?
- No it was not their fault, in the beginning, they were captured and forced to commit to free labor. Racism has to deal with opinions in skin color which isn't right.

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Mr. Ahmed, you said that it cost planters more to buy slaves than to buy white servants. So why did it cost planters more to buy slaves rather than white slaves?

Mr. Zinn, I understand that you said that slavery grew for other reasons and purposes. What were the reasons on why slavery was a big thing?

Mr. Williams, I understand that you stated that racism was not the cause of slavery rather slavery was the result of racism. Do you also believe that slavery grew for other purposes?

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Mr. Ahmed, you said that it cost plantation owners more to buy slaves than to hire indentured servants. Why do you think that is so?

Mr. Zinn, you stated that slavery grew for other reasons than hatred for Africans. Do you believe that hatred for Africans grew as slavery grew, or do you believe that it doesn't exist at all?

Mr. Williams, you said that racism was a consequence of slavery and that racism only became a thing because slavery was a thing. Do you believe slavery existed for any reason other than monetary gain?

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Mr.Eric similar to Mr.Zinn you both claim that slavery wasn't started because of the hate of one race, but racism was the consequence of it. I have to disagree with this claim and would like for you to further explain why you think this is true despite the known behavior of the Europeans? Before slavery, the Europeans brutally mistreated anyone who didn't look like them or live the way they lived. If roles were reversed would you still believe this statement was true?

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Mr.Zinn, You said that Slavery was traced back to more than just hate for one race, that there wasn't enough workers for plantations so you turned to Africans for help. If that's actually the case why is it that African slaves were extremely mistreated, raped, tortured, and held against their own will?

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Mr.Ahmed I understand that African slaves cost more than the White indentured servants to work for their land. Why was that ?, Is it because African slaves are stronger and more immune to sickness and diseas?