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Slavery: Social and Economic
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To Review . . .
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Origins of the Slave Trade
Which Europeans began the slave trade? Why?
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Origins of the Slave Trade
What products were labor intensive, thus making slaves useful?
Where were these plantations located?
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Impact of the Slave Trade on England
What was the impact of the slave trade on England?
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Impact of the Slave Trade on Africa
What was the impact of the slave trade on Africa?
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Evolution of slavery in America
What was the beginning of the slave trade in the English American colonies?
What was the role of slaves?
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Evolution of slavery in America
How did slaves and whites coexist?
Was slavery a lifetime requirement?
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Evolution of slavery in America
Why does it change? In some places there were more
slaves than whites– Goes from strictly economic to
economic and racial institution “Slave Codes” (1660s)
– Blacks [and children] property, or chattel for life of white masters.
– In some colonies, a crime to teach slave to read or write
– Conversion to Christianity did not allow for freedom
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Evolution of slavery in America
Bacon’s Rebellion concerned whites; why?
Goal: make a racial divide
In 1705 official laws allowed slavery
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WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REASONS FOR SLAVERY?
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Evolution of slavery in America
Elites had more wealth
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Evolution of slavery in America
Yeoman farmers struggled
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Evolution of slavery in America
Indentured servants had very little
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Evolution of slavery in America
Goal: elites help poor whites politically
Create solidarity of race
It would mean poorest white was still superior to slave
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Importation of slaves to America
Middle Passage
– Put as many Africans on a ship as possible
– Rampant disease
– 15% mortality rate
– Some jumped over committing suicide
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-RflUoIiyw&NR=1
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Chattel Slaves
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Evolution of slavery in America
Slaves: different experiences in different regions
West Indies– Harvested sugar
– Brutal conditions
– High mortality
– Cheaper to buy new slaves than care for existing ones
– Worked to death
What are the geographic aspects of slavery?
South Carolina– Harvested rice
– Almost as brutal as West Indies
– Better taken care of
Chesapeake– Harvested tobacco
– Work wasn’t as hard
– Climate wasn’t as harsh
– Because tobacco profits were less, masters bred slaves
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Slave culture in America
Whites preferred slaves from different tribes
Eventually created common language (English and/or Creole)
Due to lower mortality in Chesapeake, culture stronger
Some kept traditional African religions, some converted to Christianity
Music was dominant cultural piece
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Control
Whites used terror to control
Behavior– Do more for rewards
– Do enough to get by
– Fight back
Stono Rebellion 1739– Slaves escaped South
Carolina for Florida
– Promised protection by Spanish governor
– Attacked white settlements; eventually defeated
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Slavery in the North Was legal in northern colonies Was important to northern trade The Triangle of Trade between
– Europe– North America– Africa
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