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What were the causes and effects of Bacon's Rebellion?
Causes: discontent among poor white farmers. Effects: increased fear among wealthy elites, leading to a shift towards racialized slavery.
What were the causes and effects of the Triangular Trade?
Causes: European demand for raw materials, labor shortages in the Americas. Effects: growth of slavery, enrichment of Europe, devastation of African societies.
What were the causes and effects of the Stono Rebellion?
Causes: resistance to slavery, desire for freedom. Effects: stricter slave codes, increased fear among white colonists.
What were the causes and effects of the invention of the cotton gin?
Causes: desire to increase cotton production. Effects: increased demand for enslaved labor, expansion of slavery in the South.
What were the causes and effects of the Middle Passage?
Causes: demand for enslaved labor in the Americas. Effects: immense suffering and death for enslaved Africans, disruption of African societies.
What were the causes and effects of the Barbados Code?
Causes: need to control enslaved population and establish legal framework for slavery. Effects: institutionalization of slavery, denial of basic rights to enslaved people.
What were the causes and effects of overt resistance to slavery?
Causes: desire for freedom, inhumane treatment. Effects: brutal suppression, stricter slave codes, but also inspiration for future resistance.
What were the causes and effects of covert resistance to slavery?
Causes: desire to undermine the system of slavery without direct confrontation. Effects: disruption of plantation operations, preservation of culture and identity.
What were the causes and effects of religious justifications for slavery?
Causes: attempt to reconcile slavery with Christian beliefs. Effects: reinforcement of racial hierarchy, moral conflict among religious groups.
What were the causes and effects of regional differences in slavery (North vs. South)?
Causes: differing economic systems and labor needs. Effects: varying degrees of reliance on slavery, different forms of resistance, eventual political conflict.
Who was Eli Whitney?
The inventor of the cotton gin in 1793, which significantly increased cotton production and solidified the South's dependence on slavery.
Define indentured servant.
A laborer bound by contract to work for a specified period in exchange for passage to the colonies and other necessities.
Define chattel slavery.
A system where enslaved people are considered legal property (chattel) of the owner, with no rights or freedoms.
What is the Middle Passage?
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
Define Triangular Trade.
A system of trade routes connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving the exchange of goods and enslaved people.
What are Maroon communities?
Communities formed by escaped slaves in remote areas like swamps and mountains.
Define the Barbados Code.
A set of laws established in 1661 that defined slaves as chattel property with no basic rights; influential in shaping slave laws in other colonies.
Define overt resistance.
Open and direct acts of rebellion or defiance against slavery, such as revolts or escape attempts.
Define covert resistance.
Subtle and indirect acts of defiance against slavery, such as sabotage or work slowdowns.
What is racialized slavery?
A system of slavery where race is the primary determinant of who is enslaved and who is free, often accompanied by discriminatory laws and practices.
Define cash crop.
An agricultural crop grown for sale to return a profit.