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Slavery in Early America. "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from the drivers of Negroes?". I. 4 Common Myths About Slavery in Early America. A. The American colonies dominated slavery in the New World. Slavery was only in the South. All African-Americans were slaves. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Slavery in Early America
"How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from
the drivers of Negroes?"
I. 4 Common Myths About Slavery in Early America
A. The American colonies dominated slavery in the New World
Slavery was only in the South
All African-Americans were slaves
CensusYear # Slaves # Free
blacksTotalblack
% freeblacks
1790 697,681 59,527 757,208 7.9%
Slavery, the American colonies &
King Cotton
II. The Shift from Indentured Servants to Slaves
A. The Era of Indentured Servants (~1610s-1670s)
The Tobacco Economy & the Headright System
Life and Liberty for Indentured Servants
The Ambiguous Status of African-Americans
• http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/african-americans-at-jamestown.htm
B. The Shift to Slaves (~1670s-1700)
Bacon’s Rebellion, Indentured Servants & the Land Problem
Other Factors
• Rising Wages in England Fewer Willing to Become Indentured Servants
• Wealthier Colonists Can Afford Slaves
C. The Slavery Era (1700s American Revolution+)
Slave Codes, Racism, and the Law
• http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/african-americans-at-jamestown.htm
Slave Culture: Families and Folkways
Slave Resistance: The Stono Rebellion, and New Slave Codes
A Society with Slaves or a Slave Society?
