Changes to American Society and Culture from 1700-1812: The Evolution of Slavery (MW)

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    Changes to American Society and Culture from 1700-1812: The Evolution of Slavery

  • Virginia General Assembly Declaration

    Virginia General Assembly Declaration
    The Virginia Slave Codes came to be a manual of sorts for all to reference in managing slaves. To better distinguish slaves from everyone else and to cement the slaves position in the colonies, The Virginia Slave Codes were created. These codes proved to be very harsh for slaves and initiated slave uprisings. 1,2,3(picture)

  • Stono Rebellion

    Stono Rebellion
    In response to their harsh treatment, slaves became increasingly angered and tried to rebel in any way they could. In this great mutiny, slaves attacked and killed many colonists in an attempt at revenge and freedom. 4,5(picture)

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    In Pennsylvania, the writing of The Declaration of Independence was meant to be a beacon of hope for all, but for slaves it was an utter disappointment. When written, The Declaration of Independence restricted the privilege of freedom to whites only. 6,7(picture)

  • The Colonies attempts at freeing slaves

    The Colonies attempts at freeing slaves
    After the Declaration of Independence, there were many attempts at abolishing slavery. For instance, the Massachusetts Constitution allowed slaves to be freed and have a chance at life without being bound., although many did not adhere to this. 8,9(picture)

  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance
    While the creation of The Northwest Ordinance was to provide boundaries and create profit, it also outlawed slavery in the Northwest Territory. This prohibition started a ripple effect that would later influence the independence of slaves. 10,11(picture)

  • Foreign Slave Trade is abolished

    Foreign Slave Trade is abolished
    A considerable victory for slaves was the dismantling of the foreign slave trade into the United States. While slavery was still legal in the states, it was now prohibited to import slaves from Africa or other countries. This ban helped to reduce the amount of crops being produced, thus less slaves to work on the crops. 12,13(picture)

  • Bibliography

    1. UTA History Department, "Rise of African Slavery." slide 23
    2. Virginia Colony, "Of the Servants and Slaves in Virginia" (1705)
    3. Virginia General Assembly, 1705-11, Laws The John Page Manuscript.-11,1705. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mtjbib026593/.(accessed 06/26/2017.) 4.OpenStax, An Empire of Slavery and the Consumer Revolution. OpenStax CNX. Jan 7,2015. http://cnx.org/contents/f1fe093c-ed3e-4670-839c-c78eeb187f70@3

  • Bibliography

    1. public.media.smithsonianmag.com/legacy_blog/slave-rebellion.jpg. accessed 06/25/2017. 6.OpenStax, Britain's Law-and-Order Strategy and its Consequences. OpenStax CNX. Jan 7,2015. http://cnx.org/contents/84865a62-d1fa-49ec-8643-d2610e7d6f8d@3. 7.Ibid. figure 7, The Dunlap Broadsides, July 4, 1776. 8.OpenStax, How Much Revolutionary Change?. OpenStax CNX. Jan 7, 2015 http://cnx.org/contents/c741e069-5f30-4c4c-ab28-9851083798e2@3.

  • Bibliography

    1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5945657. Made by user: Golbez. Accessed on 06/26/2017. 10.OpenStax, Debating Democracy. OpenStax CNX. Jan 7, 2015 http://cnx.org/contents/d5ecee5e-a287-4fed-9c54-329a4e70214b@3. 11.Ibid. Figure 4.
    2. OpenStax, The Economics of Cotton. OpenStax CNX. Jan 7, 2015 http://cnx.org/contents/3fc594cb-b63d-4c70-a336-304ce1bc8700@3.

  • Bibliography

    1. Josiah Wedgewood, 1787. "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?". https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_medallion_of_the_British_Anti-Slavery_Society_(1795).jpg