why africans? slavery developed quickly to farm cash crops virginians outnumbered, unlike columbus...
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Slavery and the Color Line
Why Africans?Slavery developed quickly to farm cash cropsVirginians outnumbered, unlike Columbus
couldn’t use Indians for slavesWhite servants had contracts that expired
Easily Controlled?Journey
Interior capture, long marchCages on CoastShip packing
Perhaps 50 million African deaths
Before Slavery was an InstitutionDifferent racial classes for servantsDifferent rights for black servants
LawsDifferent sentencesSevere interracial punishment
Allies that could have beenBlack and white servants found similarities
WorkEnemy (master)Behavior
Is Racism natural?Portrayal of God and Jesus in Christian faithWord Black
Virginia – a Case StudyYears added to servants who ran away with
slaves Banishment for any intermarriage
Virginia – a Case StudySlave profit of $257 per year
$12-$14 per year for food, lodging1700 – 6000 slaves (1/12 of pop.)1763 – 120,000 slaves (1/2 of pop.)
EscapeLaws preventing “consultation of Negroes”If slave does not return anyone may kill themIf caught, court-ordered dismembermentMost were searching for family
Psychological Break DownHard LaborBreak up familiesLulling effect of religionDisunity among slaves
House vs. Field NegroOverseer
Stono20 slaves killed warehouse guardsTook weapons, headed south killing and
burning, setting slaves freeEventually force of 100 put down by militia
Revolts250 known instances where at least 10 slaves
revoltedOften w/ white servants involved
White servantsTreated poorlyCommon to run away, steal, drink, have
relations
Virginian Solution1705 – Proclamation that all white men were
superior to blacks,Offered white benefits
FoodGunsMoneyLand upon end of servitude