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Impact of Slavery on SC Culture

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1 Impact of Slavery on SC Culture

2 Culture introduced the traditions of ancestors: music, dance, wood carving, and folk medicine (became part of Carolina culture) made sweetgrass baskets used in cultivating and harvesting rice, also used for storage and serving food influenced the religious practices of others through their worship influenced the language of others through their language

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8 Gullah BRITCHIS=breeches, trousers BUBBUH=brother GREESY=greasy
Uh gwine gone dey tomorruh.="I will go there tomorrow.“

9 Impact on Population more slaves than non-slaves
1698- Assembly passed a law giving bonuses to people who brought white males into the colony population imbalance lead to rebellion and laws

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11 Stono Rebellion 1739 most famous slave revolt in SC
two causes : ~cruel system of slavery ~Spanish promised any African that could make it to St. Augustine would be given their freedom back led by a slave named jemmy 20 slaves broke into a store, killed two people, and stole weapons and supplies joined by other slaves as they made their way to st. Augustine: totaled between 60-80

12 Stono Rebellion ran into gov. bull but he got away
gov. bull called out the militia who caught up with the slaves at the Edisto river many people from both sides were killed effect: laws were passed that restricted the rights of slaves

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15 Slave Codes passed by the Assembly
penalized slave owners who were cruel or too demanding legally restricted the rights of slaves could not assemble as a group without the permission of their owner made it illegal for a slave to learn to read and write made it illegal for a slave to earn money could not become free without the consent of the Assembly established a slave patrol to check the activities and location of slaves


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