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In contrast to the other three colonies discussed, the institution of slavery in South Carolina was initiated, legalized, and maintained for distinct reasons; the founders of the colony felt that slavery was absolutely necessary for economic prosperity and their unwavering urge to protect the institution at all costs contributed towards the severity of the slave-enforcement acts and codes. By looking at the legislation passed in South Carolina, one can grasp the extent to which slaves were legally stripped of every right imaginable, suffered barbarous treatment, and were attempted to be rendered psychologically and physically powerless--all because of the deep-seated fear of the enslaved population that was instilled within white slave owners and law-makers. In South Carolina, slavery was a horrendous business that was never questioned ethically or legally. The white settlers coming from Barbados--who had already been involved in the slave trade for years--migrated to South Carolina equipped with slaves already accustomed to difficult climate conditions (similar to South Carolina), which made them more pleasurable to slave owners expecting a strong work force. Another unique aspect to South Carolina was the overwhelming black majority in the colony for it is true that, “by 1708, less than twenty years after the decision to move from white indentured labor to black slave labor, the number of blacks in the colony exceeded whites,” (Higginbotham, 1978, pg. 152). Due to the

There has been many historians and theorists who have tackled colonial slavery. One of them is Ira Berlin whose book Many Thousands Gone is his take on slavery diversity in American history and how slavery is at the epicenter of economic production, amongst other things. He separates the book into three generations: charter, plantation and revolutionary, across four geographic areas: Chesapeake, New England, the Lower country and the lower Mississippi valley. In this paper, I will discuss the differences between the charter and plantation generations, the changes in work and living conditions, resistance, free blacks and changes in manumission.

In reviewing the book American Slavery, American Freedom, historian and author Edmund S. Morgan provides a chronological approach to the growth of slavery in North America. Morgan starts his journey with the first settlements in Virginia and continues until the start of the American Revolution. Morgan gives explanation of how ideals of freedom and English sense of superiority came to be a major stepping stone for independence and racism. Morgan’s question of how a country that proclaims liberty, equality and religious virtue can at the same time foster the opposing ideals of slavery and subjugation is the underlying question throughout the book. Morgan puts the critical issue on display, broken down into four areas or books, to guide our understanding of colonial Virginia, the development of slavery, and the link between racism and equality.

Slavery and indentured servitude was the backbone of the Virginia economy. Slaves were considered an investment in the planter’s business and a necessity for success. The treatment of slaves was much the same as owning a piece of property or equipment. Slaves were not viewed as fellow human beings, quite the opposite they were of lesser status. Slaves and indentured servants grew tired of their treatment and responded with acts of rebellion. One such act was for the slaves and servants to run away. Indentured servants and slaves both made the incredibly brave decision to risk fleeing and capture in the hope of finding a free and better life, as opposed to continue living in their oppressed conditions. Runaway slave advertisements became

They were examined by surgeons and those who passed the examination were marked with a hot iron burn which distinguished where they would be sent. This shows how Africans were treated more similar to animals than human beings.

Topic: How did economic, geographic, and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of the southern colonies between 1607 and 1775?

* Which commodity sparked the economy of colonial Virginia in the early 17th century? What social problems resulted from the success of that commodity?

In this time period salves was a mistreated, starved, and beaten and furthermore, serves with disease and sickness. Hundreds of runaway advertisements that have been collected it provide us with knowledge about enslaved individuals and the hardship of their struggle. The ads show evidence of slave on going work, struggling by individuals against slavery and allow us the indication into their appearance, skills, personalities and motives of those who chose to run. However, businessmen were pocking goods to trade for slaves. However, slaves were punished, mistreated, misbehaved and starved not knowing that, they had to shipped out and be sold to masters. This post is a broadsides “advertisement that was posted in Charlestown, South Carolina in 1769” This ads was posted by “John Chapman, &Co.” company. As you can see in the document “TO BE SOLD”. Slave was like item. Just like in-store where you see the

The cause for this shift in social policy cannot be accurately traced through the events of the 17th century, but several clues to this alteration in slave treatment can be found. It is often presumed that racism led to the inevitable slavery acts in the 18th century, but this rationale is rather unfounded based on the idea that many African-Americans were in fact free and maintained their own farms in Virginia. The cause of slavery is much more subtle than a prejudice view of racial differences.

The textbook did not mention the encounter of the Angry slave, however it did mention slavery in the North. In 1770, the slave population in Massachusetts was 4,754, which was 2%. Slavery was far less central to the economy and it was unusual for rich families to own more than

Explain how and why slavery developed in the American colonies. Why couldn’t colonists use indentured servants as they had in the past? How would you describe the differences between slaves and indentured servants

Analyze the Causes of Growing Opposition to Slavery in the United States from 1776-1852 During the period of 1776-1852, the choice to eliminate or keep slavery was upon the United States, causing rising tension in both the North and South. The black communities in the North and South faced problems with opposing views to keep slavery, while the North fought for the freedom of blacks. Therefore, even though there was many causes to growing opposition to slavery in the United States from 1776-1852, the main causes was inequality, abolitionists, and religion.

The limitation of this book is that this book could only dedicate about 10 pages in the slavery in Virginia. Since it covered so much time period, some details were overlooked.

Slaves in the North and South were terrified of the thought of being sold to some other owner. All of the slaves, no matter the gender, had to strip down all the way in front of everyone and would have to stand there naked to be investigated by the people that wanted to buy them. The people selling the slaves knew buyers would examine the bodies of the slaves they wanted to buy therefore were sneaky about covering up any scars and bruises the slaves had by puting make up on them to cover them up, and make them appear stronger than they were. The people that went for this to buy them were looking for men that were strong and that looked young. They wanted attractive women for themselves or in general so they would set them up with a male to have babies. They then could keep their

In an effort to keep slavery alive with the Atlantic slave trade, the south threatened disunion immediately should the slave trade in the Atlantic be banned. The reason that the Atlantic slave trade would have been banished was the high amount of native-born slaves in New England and Virginia were demanding it so. The threats of disunion swayed many of the delegates’ minds, one in particular, Foner notes, is Governor Morris, one of Pennsylvania’s delegates. Morris said he was being forced to decide between offending the southern states and doing injustice to “human nature.” For the sake of unity amongst the nation, he chose the latter. The two laws demonstrated here shows that while as a nation we were expanding and making as accessible a nation as humanly possible, the slaves were still held back into slavery, yet making up for part of the population with the three fifths clause and having a more official return to their owners