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African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture)

Oscar Williams

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Description:This study analyzes legislation governing black life in New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania. The years 1664-1712 witnessed the formative era of slavery in the middle colonies, & by the beginning of the 18th century, specific laws governing African Americans were passed. The long range effects of the Insurrection of 1712 (which took the lives of 9 whites & critically wounded 5 others) & the "Negro Conspiracy of 1741" produced extensive slave codes in New York & New Jersey. Pennsylvania took the more subtle approach of high tariffs, starting a tariff war against slavery. Free blacks suffered under the harsh slave codes, as laws which restricted the movement of slaves also restricted the movement of free African Americans. Slaves were considered property protected by law, but free blacks were denied even this minor protection. Fear of insurrection led New York City, Albany & Philadelphia to pass restrictive legislation. The greatest obstacle to freeing slaves was legislation requiring manumission bonds. As a result of a diversified economy, African Americans performed virtually every type of labor in the frontier communities of the middle colonies & developed more skills than their southern counterparts. Eventually, the influx of whites provided cheap day labor that reduced dependency upon slave labor. (Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1969; revised with new preface & foreword)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture). To get started finding African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This study analyzes legislation governing black life in New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania. The years 1664-1712 witnessed the formative era of slavery in the middle colonies, & by the beginning of the 18th century, specific laws governing African Americans were passed. The long range effects of the Insurrection of 1712 (which took the lives of 9 whites & critically wounded 5 others) & the "Negro Conspiracy of 1741" produced extensive slave codes in New York & New Jersey. Pennsylvania took the more subtle approach of high tariffs, starting a tariff war against slavery. Free blacks suffered under the harsh slave codes, as laws which restricted the movement of slaves also restricted the movement of free African Americans. Slaves were considered property protected by law, but free blacks were denied even this minor protection. Fear of insurrection led New York City, Albany & Philadelphia to pass restrictive legislation. The greatest obstacle to freeing slaves was legislation requiring manumission bonds. As a result of a diversified economy, African Americans performed virtually every type of labor in the frontier communities of the middle colonies & developed more skills than their southern counterparts. Eventually, the influx of whites provided cheap day labor that reduced dependency upon slave labor. (Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1969; revised with new preface & foreword)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture). To get started finding African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture)

African Americans and Colonial Legislation in the Middle Colonies (Studies in African American History and Culture)

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