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The Daily Lives of Slaves

Forms of Resistance Violence Feigning Illness Breaking Tools Injuring Livestock Poisoning Master’s Food Burning Barns Running Away Religion & Child Naming

South Carolina 1730s = North and South Carolina splits 1730s = 2/3 of South Carolina are slaves 1740s = Indigo introduced Cone-shaped thatched roof huts Shotgun shacks

Slavery in the Chesapeake Gang labor on Virginia tobacco plantations 3 types of slaves: skilled workers, house workers, and field hands Diet of cornmeal, salt pork, fish, and vegetables

Slavery in the North New York & New Jersey = slave population of 15% -30% Shipyards, small farms, and domestic slave labor Philadelphia, Boston, New York have free black communities Slave codes in the north

Resistance through Clothing “Dressing your station” Bright greens, blues, reds, purples Slaves used scraps of quilt fabric

Religion Islam, Christianity, and a combination of Christianity & West African beliefs Baptist, Episcopalian, and Methodists

Slave Codes 1632 = Bermuda created first British colonial slave codes 1682 = Virginia has first North American slave codes 1712 = South Carolina has harshest slave codes Slaves labeled as “chattel” Slaves not allowed to trade, read, own weapons, meet in groups, leave plantations without a pass, or defend themselves

The Stono Rebellion 1739 = South Carolina rebellion Largest slave rebellion in colonial era Angolan soldiers Slaves marched south to Florida Over 100 slaves involved

Emergence of African-American Culture Difficult to form families African naming practices “Jumping the Broom” Drum circle, spirituals, call and response 17 th century drum from Jamaica