Chapter 4 Section 2 Flashcards
Which crop did colonists learn how to farm from enslaved Africans?
rice
Before 1698, what was the main source of labor in the Southern Colonies?
white indentured servants
As plantations expanded, what effect did the increased workload have on enslaved Africans?
Death rates increased.
What are some examples of words enslaved Africans introduced to the English language?
yarn and tote
Why did the South Carolina legislature prohibit enslaved people from learning to read and write in 1740?
Legislators feared that literate slaves would rebel as they did at Stono.
Why were port cities less important in the Southern Colonies than they were in New England?
Port cities weren’t important because plantations were built along rivers to water rice fields and ships could sail right up to the plantations.
What were some of the ways that enslaved people rebelled against slave owners?
Some ways that enslaved people rebelled included: staging work slowdowns, faking illnesses, destroying crops and tools, running away, and setting fire to fields and homes.
Why were tobacco and rice good cash crops for Virginia, Maryland, and the Carolinas?
Tobacco thrived in the hot, humid growing season in Virginia and coastal Maryland. Rice was well suited to the semitropical, swampy lowlands and tidal areas of coastal rivers in the Carolinas.
What factors contributed to the expansion of slave labor in the Southern Colonies?
The need for workers with rice-growing experience and the ruling that all English merchants could participate in the slave trade led to the expansion of slave labor.
How did work patterns differ for slaves in South Carolina and the Chesapeake?
In South Carolina, each slave received a certain amount of work to perform each day. In the Chesapeake, most slaves on plantations labored for a specific number of hours or until they were told to stop.
What measures did owners use to force slaves to work harder?
Overseers sometimes used whips and other harsh punishments to force slaves to work harder or more productively.
What are some of the ways in which enslaved people asserted their humanity and kept their traditions alive?
Slaves grew African crops, produced traditional arts and crafts, and played African music. They asserted their humanity with activities from growing a garden to faking an illness or running away.
What were the long-term negative consequences of the Stono Rebellion on enslaved people?
The rebellion led the South Carolina legislature to pass a harsh slave code in 1740. It prohibited slaves from learning to read and write and made slavery permanent for all slaves and their offspring.
