Slavery and the Making of America – Part 1 (The Downward ...



Slavery and the Making of America – Part 1 (The Downward Spiral)

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By 1640 indentured servants were vital to Virginia’s economy

Three indentured servants flee owner into southern Maryland

Both black and white were indentured servants

Children are still considered full slave

Slave population begins to increase

Dutch do not believe in inter-racial marriage

Workers build roads, clear land and unload ships

1639 relations with Indians decline

Slaves are recruited into the military

A need for free labor develops

Dutch establish fur trading post in New Amsterdam

Become turning point in black/white relations

Slaves try to fight back

Burning down barns, poisoning etc…

Slave movement is severely restricted

Slave uprising takes place on a Saturday known as the Stone Rebellion

Slave trading greatly increases

Blacks grew rice in Carolina and share how to grow it

Carolina colony is the first to legalize slavery

Whites begin to bring in slaves

By the early 1700s slavery becomes an institution

Virginia planters want black slaves for tobacco expansion

Whites want to make more money thus keep slavery for their benefit

Slave task system develops

Many slaves refuse to conform

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