History 1401E Lecture : Slavery in the New World.docx
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John smith was captured in battle and sold into slavery (c. 1602) before coming to virginia. Taken to istanbul, and then to small outpost near the black sea (ottoman. Responded to violent mistreatment by killing master and fleeing back to. England just in time for founding of jamestown in 1607. Meaning of word changes in enlightenment philosophy/science. 17th century meaning tied to biblical history/understanding of genealogy. Francois bernier, new division of the earth (1684) Race" refers to ancestry or bloodline/family line: species or races of men which differ from one another in essential characteristics. Linnaeus, system of nature (1735: homo sapiens: 5 races distinguished by anatomical, physiological, natural, moral, civil, and social characteristics. 1526 spain rules that children of slaves will be slaves. 1662 virginia establishes slavery as an inherited state, according to the condition of the mother . Sale and seasoning" traders hoping slaves last long enough to become profitable.