South Carolina & Slavery (1670s-1740) I. Intro & Background II.Labor A. Who? B. Why Slaves? C. Black Majority III.Slave Trade IV.“Uneven Negotiations” A. Task System B. African Heritage C. Whites’ Fears D. Resistance & Rebellion Key Terms • Malaria/ Yellow Fever • Middle Passage • Gullah • Slave Resistance • Stono Rebellion • Jemmy
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South Carolina & Slavery(1670s-1740)
I. Intro & BackgroundII. Labor
A. Who?B. Why Slaves?C. Black Majority
III. Slave TradeIV. “Uneven Negotiations”
A. Task SystemB. African HeritageC. Whites’ FearsD. Resistance & Rebellion
1. Why/how did slavery develop?2. Life in a “Black Majority”3. Slave resistance
Background
• South Carolina’s settlement began about 1670; many came from the Caribbean.
#1 = RICE
• South Carolina’s main crop:
#2 = Indigo
Crops in South Carolina
• Indigo = dye for clothing
Indigo Plant
The Caribbean Colonies, 1660
Sugar Production In The Caribbean
In the 1660s, a French book illustrated the various phases of sugar processing for curious European readers. Teams of oxen (A) turned the mill, the rollers of which crushed the canes (C), producing the sap (D), which was collected in a vat (E), then boiled down into molasses (K). African slaves, with minimal supervision by a few Europeans (foreground), managed all phases of the process.