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The Daily Lives of Slaves
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Forms of Resistance Violence Feigning Illness Breaking Tools Injuring Livestock Poisoning Master’s Food Burning Barns Running Away Religion & Child Naming
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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
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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
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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
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Resistance through Clothing “Dressing your station” Bright greens, blues, reds, purples Slaves used scraps of quilt fabric
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Religion Islam, Christianity, and a combination of Christianity & West African beliefs Baptist, Episcopalian, and Methodists
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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
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The Stono Rebellion 1739 = South Carolina rebellion Largest slave rebellion in colonial era Angolan soldiers Slaves marched south to Florida Over 100 slaves involved
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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
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