...The Stono Rebellion The Stono Rebellion was one of the most profound slave uprisings in the 18th century, taking place in South Carolina near the Stono and Ashley River. On Sunday September 9, 1739 a group of slaves broke into an arms cache and proceeded to kill dozens of white men, women, and children. The group was led by a man known as “Cato,” a slave who had grown sick of such a miserable life and wanted to go to Spanish Florida, a land where slavery was abolished. Cato had recruited approximately 60 slaves to partake in the revolt, some of which were soldiers back in their home countries. After recruiting a crowd, Cato was now ready to being the uprising. They chose to do the plan on a Sunday as the slave owners and white families...
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...To begin, The Stono Slave Rebellion was the most monumental rebellion organized by slaves against slave owners. The Stono Rebellion took place during the time of colonial history of the United States. The Stono Rebellion occurred in 1739 near the Stono River in South Carolina. To provide a better understanding, the Stono Rebellion was an uprising of slaves who were involved in a march towards freedom, before being defeated by the militia. Although the rebellion was documented via first and second hand reports originally written by Caucasians, two differing accounts of the Stono Slave Rebellion took place. One account of the uprising comes from an unidentified white official in the days after the incident, the other is a family account, passed...
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...individuals, and depriving people of basic rights. By the Stono River outside of Charleston, South Carolina in 1739, the only plan that could come to mind for the slaves with was to rebell against the whites controlling their every action. The slaves spared those that were gentle towards their slaves, however. During the revolt, the rebels made an effort to collect other enslaved people at the time. The rioters increased their numbers along their trail of rioting by having the slaves of those they killed join them. Although participants of Stono Rebellion carried about questionable tactics, the slaves that revolted...
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...On the 9th of September 1879, a group of 20 slaves led by a Congolese native, Jemmy, led a rebellion against South Carolina's slave owners. The Stono Rebellion, as their movement was called, was the culmination of long-running grievances among the colony's black slaves. Political rivalry between Spain and Britain fostered revolts among British-colony captives. The rebellion highlighted the vulnerability of South Carolina to slave revolts In the years preceding the Stono rebellion, South Carolina’s plantation economy forced the British to import thousands of slaves directly from Congo into their colonies. The number of slaves exceeded that of their masters and was pivotal to the colony’s economy. The Spanish king recognized that this vast population of slaves could be an important ally. To this end, he offered freedom to escaped British slaves. The amnesty was aimed to destabilize British colonies by...
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...controversy among historians, catapulting Elkin's thesis to become a heavy influence in the study of slavery. After the publishing of Elkin's work, historians shifted their attention away from the slave master's point of view and focused on the daily life of slaves and how they overcame their captivity. The indirect and direct forms of slave resistance disprove Elkin's Theory of Sambo. A vast majority of slaves were shipped from different parts of Africa all having a variety of different ethnic, linguistic and tribal origins fusing together into a new melting pot community upon their arrival in North America. Slaves had formed a culture, and an identity through southern institution, they had a strong family life, religion, education and rebellions to help form and shape slave culture and define the slave community. Family life among the slave community was similar to white norms. Slave children were socialized by the means of the nuclear family, having the father be the head of the household, this afforded independence from whites to some degree (Tindall and Shi 590). Marriages held no legal status but were often accepted by masters because marriages help influence stability throughout the plantation. Slave marriages were...
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...in Jamestown. The farming of tobacco was an extremely rough job, so more slaves were needed. Thus, creating a demand for slaves and that’s how slavery began to take off as a profitable industry. Bacon’s Rebellion was a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon and slaves to overthrow the rich white plantation owners. But Bacon and his rebels didn’t win and all of them died in either the battles or was hung to death. Africans were known as the lowest class in the social group and they didn’t get a...
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...The book Black Majority, was something that I enjoyed reading. The book show us how the black community had advantages in South Carolina in order for the Stono Rebellion. Also the things that allowed them to have a rising population. It says how there was things that fitted right for the Africans, that didn’t with the white people. The main ones are the diseases, the knowledge the Africans had, and their population growth, In Which made it lead to the Stono Rebellion. Why was the African people chosen to become slaves? There were plenty of other people they could have picked to become their slaves. But there are some certain principles, for the reason for Africans to become the white’s slaves. Native Americans were able to get for cheap in...
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...that a literacy test was done in the State of Mississippi to prevent Blacks from voting. The result was the state adopted a grandpa clause because the test caused whites from being able to vote as well. Before 1870, regardless of literacy or tax qualifications, everyone has the right to vote. The Black community was stopped to vote while whites were able to vote under grandpa clause. Several laws that supported slavery were made in the 1700s and 1800s. It is illegal to teach slaves about reading and writing under the South Carolina Act of 1740. Keeping slaves in control and not rebelling were also responsibilities of slave owners as per the law (Slavery in America, 2012). In 1739, the South Carolina Act of 1740 was made after the Stono Rebellion. There were a few white men killed by slaves and weapons stolen in South Carolina...
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...Early European Exploration 1. Spain (new Spain) Reasons for exploration o God, Gold and Glory Area claimed o South and Central America without Brazil. Florida and New Mexico in North America Importance of Hernando de Soto, Hernán Cortez, Christopher Columbus o Columbus began first permanent contact between Europeans and the Americas o Hernando De Soto discovered the Mississippi o Francisco Cortes explored the SW (Grand Canyon), brought horses to Native Americans, 2. French (new French) Reasons for exploration o Fishing and Fur Trade Area claimed o All along the Saint Lawrence River and later the Mississippi River to Louisiana Importance of Verazzano, Cartier, Champlain, de la Salle. o Verazzano was first to discover New York and claim it for France; has a bridge named after himself o Jacques Cartier sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and founded Montreal (but was considered a failure by the French) o Samual de Champlain founded Quebec City and is known as the father of New France o de la Salle sailed down the Mississippi, founded Memphis and claimed Louisiana (named after Louis XIV) for France 3. English Reasons for exploration o Mercantilism – more land and raw resources for land-starved English, along with the creation of new markets for goods Lost colony of Roanoke (story) o (2nd voyage to Roanoke 1st hitched a ride back with Sir Francis Drake) Sailed to Roanoke and ran out of supplies. John White then sailed back to England for supplies...
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...The English colonists ran into some noteworthy complications during the colonial period. The challenges they incurred were economic, social, political, and physical in nature. These challenges influenced the development and the trajectory of the colonies. Economically, the English faced numerous obstacles that shaped their lives. One of the most significant issues was their reliance on cash crops. Crops such as tobacco in the Chesapeake colonies and rice in the Carolina’s. Unfortunately, environmental factors affected their income when it came to the crops, such as harsh winters and rocky terrain in areas like New England. Additionally, an over reliance on these crops left them extremely vulnerable to fluctuations in the market. The Navigation...
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...The Whites controlled the Blacks and as expected, the slaves were not in favor. In the year 1793, a rebellion happened, The Stono Rebellion. 1 20 black slaves met together, in secret near the Stono River in South Carolina. They were planning their escape and in result, there were 25 whites and 50 slaves killed. This was named the largest slave rebellion. Plantations served as a facility where slaves were put to work in a strict and systematic way. The geographical make up of plantations is often varied throughout. Most were built along rivers and the reason for that was to transport crops. Plantations were built to hold servants, masters and the masters’ family. The landscape of plantations typically had fertile soil for growing, hilly coastal plains, forests, long rivers used for transportation and big swampy areas. Since there was an abundant amount of growing throughout the south, water and rain was greatly appreciated. The land was different all around because...
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...“cousinocracy” : In the early colony period, America had no title aristocracy贵族 as in Britain. But throughout British America, men of prominence突出卓越 controlled colonial government. In Virginia, the upper class was so tightly knit and intermarried so often that the colony was said to be governed by a “cousinocracy.” Loyalists拥护者：Loyalists—those who retained their allegiance效忠 to the crown—experienced the conflict and its aftermath后果 as a loss of liberty. Many leading Loyalists had supported American resistance in the 1760s Columbian Exchange： The transatlantic大西洋彼岸（美国） flow of goods and people is sometimes called the Columbian Exchange. The transatlantic flow of goods and people that began with Columbus’s voyages in 1492. Stono Rebellion A slave uprising in 1739 in South Carolina that led to a severe tightening of the slave code and the temporary imposition of a prohibitive tax on imported slaves. Lemuel Haynes 名 : Lemuel Haynes, a black member of the Massachusetts militia民兵 and later a celebrated minister, urged Americans to “extend” their conception of freedom. Black Legend: Idea that the Spanish New World Empire was more oppressive沉重压迫 toward the Indians than other European empires; was used as a justification for English imperial expansion. American Enlightenment 启蒙运动 教化: During the eighteenth century, many educated Americans began to be influenced by the outlook of the European Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers insisted that every human institution制度...
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...England, Chesapeake, Middle Atlantic How did economic, geographic and social factors encourage the growth of slavery as an important part of the economy of southern colonies between l607 and l775? Compare the ways in which 2 of the following reflected tensions in colonial society/ bacon’s rebellion, pueblo revolt, salem witchcraft trials, stono rebellion To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Dbq Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from l775-l800 Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems that confronted the new nations Analyze the contributions of 2 of the following in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the constitution/ John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington Although the power of the national government increased during the early republic, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare the motives and effectiveness of those opposed to the growing power of the national government in 2 of the following/ whiskey rebellion, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, Hartford convention, nullification crisis To what extent was the election of l800 aptly named the revolution of l800? Respond with reference to 2 of the following areas/ economics, foreign policy,...
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...servants? Key People, Concepts, and Ideas Term Significance The Chesapeake Region 40 Small Pox 43 Henry VIII Mercantilism Plantation Colonies Jamestown John Rolfe Powhatan John Smith House of Burgesses Headright System New Netherland The Iroquois The Pilgrims John Winthrop Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson The Salem Witch Trials The Pequot War Metacom’s War Bacon’s Rebellion Chapter 3: The British Atlantic World Essential Questions: How was the development of Pennsylvania different from that of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? Why would Native Americans help the people who invaded their country? Why did the institution of slavery grow in the Southern Colonies at the same time that it was dieing out in the Northern Colonies? How was life different in the three colonial regions (New England, Middle, and Southern)? Key People, Concepts, and Ideas Terms Significance Navigation Acts William Penn Quakers The Glorious Revolution Lord Baltimore John Locke The West Indies The Slave Trade The Middle Passage The Stono Rebellion Salutary Neglect The Currency Act Chapter 4: Growth, Diversity, and Conflict, 1720-1763 Essential Questions: How and why did the American Colonies grow apart from their mother country during this era? How did the diversity of the Middle Colonies help to shape their development? How did the Enlightenment change the American’s view of the British government? How did the French and Indian War lay the...
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...Slavery Before America History 221 American Military University Slavery Before America This paper will focus on slavery before America and the differences in detail while under each rule. When most people think of slavery they fast forward to Slavery in the Americas because for most there is not a lot known about slavery before America. When in actuality slavery was very much present before the union of the states; and in this paper I intend to show the different slave systems and how they play a part in what we as Americans know to be slavery. According to (Scaruffi, n.d.) The Dutch were the first, apparently, to import black slaves into North America, but black slaves had already been employed all over the world, including South and Central America. For example Britain’s earliest known involvement in the western slave trade dates back over two thousand years ago. The British following the lead of the Portuguese in enslaving Africans actually began to get a strong hold on the slave trade and thus became known as the primary facilitator of slaves. With Britain now the primary facilitator of slaves, Special ships were built to accommodate the lucrative business. Under the rule of the British plantation and mine owners bought the Africans and more died in the process called 'seasoning'. In the British colonies the slaves were treated as non-human: they were 'chattels', to be worked to death as it was cheaper to purchase another slave than to...
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