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Southern Colonies
Plantations and Slavery
They made up 40% of the South’s population
From the 1600’s to 1750 the number of slaves grew from a few to 85% of 235,000
That is until the indentured servants served out their service and became free
Slaves and indentured servants worked alongside one another…
With slave labor the plantation system was able to expandWest Africans knowledge of growing rice allowed rice plantations to become popular
Introduced by Eliza Lucas
Higher ground: indigo plantations began to grow
Life Under Slavery• Toiled in groups of
20-25• Under an
OVERSEER or a man hired by planters to watch over and direct slaves
• Strenuous, exhausting labor for 15 hours a day
Life As Slave• Lived in small one
room cabin• Week of food: ¼
bushel of corn and 1 pound of pork
• Some allowed to plant own food
A way to protest enslavement
Resistance to Slavery
Resistance•Worked slowly•damaged goods•purposefully carried out orders the wrong way
The Stono Rebellion
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Worked to keep their customs and beliefsPreserved music, stories, dance, and religion
