HIST 0848 Lecture 2: New World Slavery (American Revolution Notes)
3 Dec 2015
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Considered a modern institution (the way of thinking that emerged in the 16th-17th century) Pre-modern slavery captives were prizes, domestic servants, Modern slavery (lifelong)- commodities in trade, and producers of commodities there was a certain systematic way, in order to meet the economically changing world. European sailors that are shipwrecked turn into slaves after being captured by north africans (suicide is not uncommon) Slaves would get converted to their captures religion. Slavery was essential for the emerging economy, they were investments to make more money, in order to produce goods there was a profit-making exchange from it. Based on race to see who should be slaves and who should be slave-holders. Virginia 1705 slave code people are defined by their.
