Slavery in American Society: Impact and EvolutionSlavery in American SocietyControversies surrounding slavery have been established in many societies around the world for centuries . In past generations, even though slavery existed and was tolerated, it was certainly very questionable “ethically”. Today, the morality of such an act would not only be unimaginable, but would also be morally reprehensible. As things change throughout history, we seek not only to explain why things happen, but also to understand why they happen. For this reason, we will take a closer look at how slavery evolved throughout history in American society, as well as the impacts it had. Some of the earliest records of slavery date back to 1760 BC; Within these societies, slavery was part of a system of social stratification (Slavery in the United States, 2011), which meant inequality between different groups of people within a population (Sajjadi, 2008). . After the establishment of Jamestown in 1607 as the first permanent English Chesapeake colony in the New World with an agricultural focus; Tobacco became the main crop of the colonies, requiring long and intensive labor (Slavery in colonial America, 2011). Due to the lighthouse system established in Maryland in 1640, tobacco farmers sought laborers primarily in England, as each farmer could obtain laborers as well as land by importing English laborers. Farmers could then use these profits to buy passage for more workers, thereby gaining more land. Indentured servants, mostly male laborers and a few women, immigrated to colonial America and committed to working four to seven years in exchange for their passage (Norton, 41). Once the services are completed after the allotted time, the...... middle of paper ......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Colonial_America>"Indentured Servant". Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. April 11, 2011. Web. April 14. 2011. Boddy-Evans, Alistair. “The Transatlantic Slave Trade.” examination of triangular trade with reference to maps and statistics n. page. Internet. April 14, 2011. .Becker, Eddie. “Chronology of the History of Slavery.” http://innercity.org/holt/slavechron.html. NP, 1999. Web. April 14, 2011. “American Civil War.” Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. April 14, 2011. Web. April 14. 2011. Norton, Beth et al. A people and a nation. 8th. 1. Mason, OH: 2009. 41-42, 65-67,161,173. Print.