1. The Southern Colonies: Plantations and Slavery
4.3 Notes

2. Slavery Slavery becomes entrenched in southern culture
Evolution of Slavery
Indians
Indentured servants
African American slaves

3. The Middle Passage
The Journey aboard ship that African slaves took from Africa to America
Branded with Irons, whipped and beat, lived in their own vomit and waste, disease, suicide
20 percent died on the Journey

5. Lifestyle of a Slave 80-90% of slaves worked in fields
10-20% worked in houses
Fulltime work from 12 years old to death
Overseers
Were in charge of making sure slaves worked
Would often beat and punish slaves

6. Africans Cope in their New World
Culture & Family
Weaving and baskets
Musical Traditions
Dance

7. The Plantation Economy
Plantations are expensive to run because they take a lot of labor
Slaves were cheap labor and did back breaking work
Cleared fields, drained swamps, and eventually worked in fields to grow crops
Cotton
Indigo
Tobacco
Rice

8. The Planter Class The Social Elite – Upper Class
Very few, but had the most power
Bought up small farms to create one large farm
Farmers with 1 or 2 slaves could not compete