Compare and contrast eighteenth-century (1700 to 1799) slavery as it existed in the North and in the South

South American region, especially Brazil, was the home for many people, because of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The slave trade led to the mixing of races. In South America, the escaped slaves, indigenous people, and the tensions between the colonial countries of Europe shaped the region. After the end of the Dutch monopoly on the slave trade in 1690, the British merchants in the southern colonies carried thousands of slaves from Africa. The slaves were used as workers in the tobacco fields . A large number of the slaves went to Brazil and West Indies, whereas, others went to Chesapeake region. In the Northern colonies, slaves were not used to supply labor force. By 1740, there were 15,000 slaves in England. The slaves in the north worked in shops or homes and lived in cities. The slaves in the north differentiated from the slaves in the south. The slaves in the north had a privilege to learn skills, hire-out for wages, and become literate. In the north, slaves participated in revolts. In 1712 and 1741, leaders aborted slave revolts. The revolts intended to free all slaves, burn down the cities and flee to the countryside. Southern slaves did the plans of the revolts, but the urban slaves, who held skills and were literate, did implementation.

In 1700, the slave trade enlarged the area of operation. Samuel Sewall, who was a judge, wrote a pamphlet in which he advocates for the education of Africans and the end of the slave trade. By 1704, there was a high demand for slaves. This was evident due to the adverts that dominated the first newspaper, which was printed in Boston . The African Americans who lived in Virginia were declared as slaves unless they agreed to transform to Christianity in their native lands. The inter-racia...

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...le attempting to escape. Marie was punished through torture, and later she was hanged. In South Carolina, a law was passed that required slaves to dress in a manner in which the public could identify them. The law insisted that the newly freed slaves to leave the state by six months, failure to which they could be re-enslaved. A law was passed in South Carolina that prohibited the slaves from being taught how to write. In 1751, the slaves were also prohibited from learning about medicine and becoming doctors . This led to the formation of a National Council that consisted of Colored P

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Manegold, C. S.. Ten Hills Farm: the forgotten history of slavery in the North. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2010. Print.