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What were motivations for people to enter into an indentured servitude contract?

This Day in History:

September 17, 1944- The Allied invasion of Holland, Operation Market-Garden begins.

September 17, 1862- The Battle of Antietam, the single bloodiest day in American History, is fought.

September 17, 1787- The U.S. Constitution is signed.

THE PLANTATION COLONIES

Economies of the Southern Colonies Depended on agriculture. Tobacco and rice were the major

cash crops.

They exported materials for building ships such as wood and tar.

Had many small farms and some large plantations.

By the 1700s enslaved Africans rather than indentured servants became the main source of labor.

Slave codes kept the slaves in check .

MARYLAND

Established by Lord Baltimore as refuge for Roman Catholics.

Passed the Act of Toleration which guaranteed tolerance to all Christians when many Protestants came to the area.

THE CAROLINAS

Established by King Charles II after he granted land to 8 of his court favorites in 1663.

A vigorous slave trade was established in the Carolinas.

Rice became a major crop in Carolina and African slaves were vital to helping grow the crop.

NORTH CAROLINA

Many poor outcasts and religious dissenters from Virginia migrated down to North Carolina.

It separated from South Carolina in 1712.

GEORGIA

Last of the 13 colonies intended to be a buffer for the valuable Carolinas.

Also, meant to be a haven for debtors and initially did not allow slavery in the colony.

Referred to as the “Charity Colony.”

Assignment

What do you think are the reasons for each of the five slave codes from the handout?

Answer questions 1-4 on Section 1 Assessment on pg. 77.