Cato: The Role Of Slavery In Colonial America
In recent decades the demand for cotton and rice grew to an amount that the plantations couldn’t sustain. As an effect of this, the importation of slaves increased, which meant that more of the slaves were African. Many of the slaves in the South Carolina region were from the Kingdom of Kongo, with of them first being held in the British West Indies, where they were described as “seasoned” before being sold to South Carolina. The Colonist had to pass more laws to decrease the amount of escaping slaves in the south. The slaves seeked freedom, because that’s what they had when they were in Africa.
After years of oppression, and torment the slaves had finally had enough, and decided to take a stand against their owners, and resist. Some …show more content…
The Cater family lived near the Ashley River and North of the Stono river. 20 armed Congolese, who were formally soldiers before being enslaved marched south from the Stono River, while being led me Jemmy. The rebellion was set to go to Spanish Florida, because of a Spanish effort to destabilize British rule. The Spanish promised freedom and land at St. Augustine to slaves who escaped from the British colonies. While on their way they were recruited 60 other …show more content…
Over the years that followed, slave rebellions occurred frequently, but on a smaller scale. The colonist believed that these slave uprisings were being inspired by the Stono Rebellion. Plantation owners stopped buying slaves that were from Africa, and were more interested in buying native-born slaves. The colonist assumed that the saves would be more content if they grew up enslaved rather than being captured from Africa. They banned international slave importation through Charleston. A decade earlier they reopened the port, to allow the international slave trade again, but didn’t accept slaves from the Congo-Angolan region of Africa.
The legislature passed the Negro act of 1740 to tighten controls on slave rebellions. The legislation required a ratio of one white to ten slaves on any plantation, which stopped slaves from outnumbering plantation owners. The act prohibited slaves from growing their own food, assembling in groups, earning money, and learning how to read. The legislature also worked to improve conditions of slavery in order to avoid problems. It established penalties for masters who demanded excessive work or who brutally punished slaves. The act was somewhat effective, but people still found their way around
After years of oppression, and torment the slaves had finally had enough, and decided to take a stand against their owners, and resist. Some …show more content…
The Cater family lived near the Ashley River and North of the Stono river. 20 armed Congolese, who were formally soldiers before being enslaved marched south from the Stono River, while being led me Jemmy. The rebellion was set to go to Spanish Florida, because of a Spanish effort to destabilize British rule. The Spanish promised freedom and land at St. Augustine to slaves who escaped from the British colonies. While on their way they were recruited 60 other …show more content…
Over the years that followed, slave rebellions occurred frequently, but on a smaller scale. The colonist believed that these slave uprisings were being inspired by the Stono Rebellion. Plantation owners stopped buying slaves that were from Africa, and were more interested in buying native-born slaves. The colonist assumed that the saves would be more content if they grew up enslaved rather than being captured from Africa. They banned international slave importation through Charleston. A decade earlier they reopened the port, to allow the international slave trade again, but didn’t accept slaves from the Congo-Angolan region of Africa.
The legislature passed the Negro act of 1740 to tighten controls on slave rebellions. The legislation required a ratio of one white to ten slaves on any plantation, which stopped slaves from outnumbering plantation owners. The act prohibited slaves from growing their own food, assembling in groups, earning money, and learning how to read. The legislature also worked to improve conditions of slavery in order to avoid problems. It established penalties for masters who demanded excessive work or who brutally punished slaves. The act was somewhat effective, but people still found their way around