power point mr ramos123.pptx

7/27/2019 power point mr ramos123.pptx

1/18

Common people shape History: African

Americans

Monica Prado, Tanya Briseno, Victor Torres

P. 1


2/18

A number of slaves in Virginia

Faced off against their masters slavery altered all political acts

The Promise and thePanic of 75


3/18

gathered to voice their discontent

When presented the grievances,

Dunmore defended actions

Crowd reappeared and threatened

retribution If any harm should come to a

British official, he pronounced, he

would declare Freedom to the

Slaves, and reduce the City of

Williamsburg to Ashes.


4/18

Revolutionary politics of the

South For the slaves Revolution

brought hope

References to freedom and

slavery

Some slaves found way to

freedom

Revolutionary Politics


5/18

Revolutionaries-panicked

They feared slaves who

entertained ideas, that thepresent contest was for

obligating us to give them their liberty

They feared the British, who have been tamperingwith our Negroes; and all for the glorious purpose

of enticing them to cut their masters throats whilethey are asleep.


6/18

Fear and rumors

Masters had real cause for concern

Acting on a rumor- of and intended

insurrection of the Negroes against the whole

people

Promising to reimburse the owners of

any Negro who shall be killed or Disabled in

consequence of this Resolve.

Rumors


7/18

All slaves suffered

Despite dangers, some

sought to return to the

Revolution

Slave Suffrages


8/18

The Sheep stealer

December of 1775 Slave who name was not

recorded

tried guilty for sheep stealing

Punishable by death

sentence: burning of the hand

Slave Trials/Bio 1


9/18

Jeremiah

Free black

Tried for exporting

Weapons to Negroes

Unjust trial

Hanged and burned. Suspected whites exiled,

hounded, tarred, or

feathered.

Black deaths>whites;

some freed themselves

Jeremiah Bio 2


10/18

Lord Dunmore

[Servants, Negroes, and others

may join HIS MAJESTYS

TROOPS in the Kings honor]

Dunmore aka King Of Slaves

Slaves eager to escape Dunmores proclamation shook

society

Liberty to Slaves


11/18

Proclamation publicized for Anti-sentiment

Media wrote slaves running to Dunmore; scaring whites

Patriots wanted slaves to stay with their masters John Pages appeal; slave owners tried to convince slaves not to

leave


12/18

Dunmores proclamation gained slaves

Williamsburg wrote of Dunmores army

Uniforms read Liberty to Slaves.

a

Actions Speak Louder ThanWords


13/18

Newspapers statements made slaves in

captivity Dunmore offered to [arm] refugee slaves as

fast as they came in

Sending slaves to Britain ships for food

Liberty to Slaves


14/18

Getting to Dunmore extremely difficult

Obstacles Reaching Dunmore


15/18

Captured=resold, bought, sent to work again;

few committed suicide

Punished For Leaving


16/18

Establishment of sick house

Troubles Reaching Dunmore


17/18

pest houses

Council of Safety ordered attack

Limited Space


18/18

Patriots planned attack posed as Indians

Attacked Tybee island

Brutal acts worse than Indians

One Attack After Another

power point mr ramos123.pptx

Documents