The Development Of Slavery Flashcards

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Middle Passage

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  • part of triangular trade (brought Africans to West Indies + NA)
  • unsanitary: disease
  • whippings + beatings
  • low survival rate
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Slavery in the South

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  • field labor
  • domestic
  • no repercussions for killing slaves during beatings
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Stono Rebellion

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  • 1739 Stono River SW Charlestown
  • violent uprising
  • slaves planned to flee to Spanish-held Florida
  • captured and killed
  • led to tightening of harsh slave laws
  • lucky found refuge in NA tribes
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Evolution of Slavery

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  • NA could escape because of their knowledge of the land
  • decrease in # of indentured servants: not attractive: pricey
  • African slaves work for life
  • color makes then inferior
  • fit for labor
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