Slavery in the Colonial AmericaABSTRACTSlavery--- this has been a social concern since time immemorial. Despite the fact that slavery has long been abolished, issues are still arising, proving that this situation has still effects up to this era. As such, there is a need to look over the historical background of this dilemma.This paper flicks through slavery in some parts of the world, specifically on the Colonial America`s experience. Moreover, this research examines the emergence of slavery and the actual characteristics of slaves. The paper also focuses on the enslavement of Africans and how is this connected to the America`s slavery. Finally, the research delves on the abolition of slavery in the Colonial America and how this situation does impacts our world today.Definition of SlaveryDuring the Slavery Convention of 1926, slavery was defined as “the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.” Slave, meanwhile, is a person in such condition or status.Slavery, in its strictest sense, is the first historical form of exploitation, wherein a slave becomes the private possession of a slave owner. That is, slavery converts individuals into a “thing”. Much worse, they are converted to some type of consumer things.Slave trade has had a long history. The Code of Hammurabi even mentioned about slavery. During those times (1760 BC) slavery was an established institution. People before are involved in the acquisition and disposal of other people with the intent to selling and/or exchanging them.Slavery in the Old WorldSlavery started because of the development of farming, which was about 10,000 years ago. Farming made people the chance to let their war prisoners` work for them. In the earliest civilizations, the people captured during war were the main sources of slaves. The other sources of slaves are those people who were guilty of crimes; some were those people who had no ability to pay their debts (Mackey, 2007, p. 24).At about 3500 BC, Sumerians in Mesopotamia or the present-day Iraq were the first slaves who made up the lowest class in the society. Other parts of the world by those times had also adopted slavery--- Babylonia, Egypt, Persia and other Middle East countries among others. This was practiced by ancient China and India, the Black Africans and American Indians as well.Slavery in the Modern WorldIn the modern world, as commerce and industry experienced a dramatic soar, slavery expanded. The growth of trade demanded for a labor force which would produce excellent export products.In this regard, the Arabs initiated the transportation of Sub-Saharan Africans from their own land for taking a labor job. As the European expansion took place, the Portuguese took over the African slaves (Mackey, 2007, p. 30). They used them as a source of cheap labor. The Dutch followed. After which, slavery became a major economic endeavor of the European age as th...