Bacon's Rebellion: by gwallach2017

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Bacon's Rebellion:

Published on Feb 03, 2016

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What explains the origins of slavery in colonial America?

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High demand for cotton = High demand for people who can pick cotton

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Bacon's Rebellion (1676) led planters, in fear of a unified poor, to institutionalize racism to create divisions within the poor...

Then slaves became preferred over indentured servants

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As the supply of slaves increased, with the creation of the Royal African Company, the cost subsequently went down...

And, in the18th century, prosperity increased for many colonists, which allowed them to buy slaves...

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Slaves who ran away were easy to capture and, in the long run, slaves maximized agricultural output because only one initial investment needed to be made.

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What was the experience for slaves and how did they respond?

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There were a handful of slave rebellions, most notably Nat Turner's in 1831.

Slaves were Christianized and soon developed their unique form of the religion.

Slaves' families were often broken up and there was an emphasis on "extended kinship."

Vestiges of African culture survived with the slaves including a tradition of storytelling and rhythmic dance and song.

Slaves often were subtly disobedient and rebelled in small ways such as improperly doing tasks.

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