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What conditions kept most colonists from looking critically at slavery?
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Why did some colonists believe slavery was right?
In the time of the British American colonies, slavery was an institution on a world wide basis. Colonists in the 13 British colonies shared the views of most of the European world at that time. The view was that Black Africans were inferior beings and that White people were superior to them. In their terms there was nothing wrong with slavery.
Did Thomas Paine own slaves?
No, Thomas Paine did not own slaves.Source:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1269536/The-Founding-Fathers-and-Slavery
How were colonists different from each other?
they had different government, laws (slavery), and charters. That's all I know :)
What did the colonists of Georgia like to do for fun'?
Because of religious freedom and that was the only state out of all the thirteen colonies that did not allow slavery.
What choices for the colonists does Patrick Henry outline?
Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Who was the first colonists to publicly criticize slavery were?
The first colonists to publicly criticize slavery were the Quakers.
Who was responsible for slavery in Haiti?
The French colonists
What does Patrick Henry say the colonists choices are at the start of his speech?
Liberty or slavery
How did American colonists justify slavery?
they would give the slaves a place to sleep
What does amelioration mean in terms of slavery?
Amelioration in terms of slavery is the policy of improving slave conditions.
Why did some European colonists excused African slavery?
Because most Africans were not Christians
Do the Catholics condone slavery?
Yes, by looking the history of the Roman Catholic, they did condone slavery.
How did the Holocaust effect slavery?
the holocaust really didn't effect slavery and besides slavery was before the holocaust......wow wiki answers is not accurate for all you people looking at this...sry but it isn't.While the Holocaust took place way after slavery was established in most countries, it did not effect slavery unless you count that concentration camps, it was either work for free under harsh conditions, or die, so the prisoners were actually slaves if you think about it.
Why did some colonists believe slavery was right?
In the time of the British American colonies, slavery was an institution on a world wide basis. Colonists in the 13 British colonies shared the views of most of the European world at that time. The view was that Black Africans were inferior beings and that White people were superior to them. In their terms there was nothing wrong with slavery.
Why did blacks choose to support the British over the American colonists during the Revolution?
The United Kingdom promised them freedom from slavery for their military service.
The physical and social conditions of slavery was harshest in what state?
Maryland
Who were the first colonists who settled South Carolina and introduced racial slavery arrived from?
People from Barbados.
