The Agricultural South
Agenda 1. Bell Ringer: How do the navigation acts limit the Colonies? (5) 2. Discussion, how do we categorize Andros in history? (15) 3. Lecture: The Agricultural South (15) 4. Slavery Group Primary Analysis (20) - Slavery video clip embedded 5. Test Overview HW: Work on study guide. Remember
The Plantation Economy Cash crops of tobacco and rice were dominant in the South. Plantations were common, instead of clusters of towns like in New England. Self Sufficient, growing the products needed to survive.
Life in the South Population is diverse, Germans settling in Maryland while Scots and Irish settled in western North Carolina. Planters control the economy Small farmers majority of population Prosperity reigned in the South through the 1700s because of export crops.
The Evolution of Slavery Planters moved towards African slaves instead of Natives/Indentured servitude Natives died from disease often Indentured servitude was temporary and inconsistent. Triangle trade expanded the use of slavery from West Indies and Africa to the Colonies and the Caribbean.
African Traditions within Slavery Ancestor stories and traditions were kept alive even though they were separated from families. Ring dance endured even as the planters tried to eliminate tradition. Gullah language develops in Georgia and South Carolina. Many slaves in this region came from the same area of West Africa.
Resistance and Revolt Passive Resistance Open revolt Claiming sickness, breaking tools, working as slowly as possible. Open revolt Stono Rebellion- 1739, several planter families were killed, the slaves planned on fleeing to Spanish controlled Florida White militia surrounded the slaves, killed most of them in the fight.
Life on a slave ship