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What are some reasons why you would pack up your belongings and move to another country? List 2 and explain
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Immigration and Slavery
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1600’s-90% of migrants were from England ½ of those were indentured servants Poor immigrants who traded passage to colonies for 7 yrs of work After 1660-English immigrants start decreasing-England’s Economy gets better, religious conflicts diminish. People choosing to stay in England
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3 Waves 1 st came from Scottish Lowlands 2 nd came from Scottish Highlands 3 rd - province of Ulster in Northern Ireland @ 250,000 Scotch Irish came to colonies Settled in “Back Country” in Pennsylvania to Carolina
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@100,000 Immigrants Mostly Protestant From Rhine Valley in SW Germany War, taxes, and religious persecution sent Germans to Colonies Pennsylvania was ideal place for Germans because almost no taxes collected
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1600’s Indentured Servants used as labor; late 1600’s a new labor source is needed In beginning slaves treated like indentured servants but 1705 changed that 1705-Virginia General Assembly-declared all servants imported to be slaves
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Most were captured in war or by armed men Triangular Trade 1 st Leg-Europeans traded goods for slaves in West Africa 2 nd Leg-Middle Passage-Took slaves from Africa to Colonies 3 rd Leg- Traded slaves to colonies for goods and returned to Europe
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New England/Middle Colonies-small percentage of slaves South-majority of slaves; worked on plantations growing tobacco, rice, indigo, or sugar African American population made up large parts of the population in the south
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Rebellion and runaways was happening Largest Rebellion-South Carolina-1739-100 Slaves killed 20 whites before defeat Maroons-runaways who hid in forests or swamps Spanish welcomed runaways to Florida To weaken British Colonies Some Africans obtained Freedom Phillis Wheatley-wrote poems-1 st African American to publish book in 1767-was granted freedom by owner in 1773
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