Colonial planters' fears of indentured servants' rebellion coupled with rising wages in England.
The passage of strict slave codes
The passage of strict slave codes.The passage of strict slave codes
slave codes!!
It made slave codes strict
They feared the slaves would revolt again, so the authorities wrote slave codes. (definition) SLAVE CODES: Strict laws that restricted the rights and activities of slaves.
Slave codes became more strict because slave owners wanted to maintain control over enslaved people and prevent uprisings or revolts. Tightening restrictions and implementing harsh punishments were seen as necessary to ensure the stability and profitability of the slave system.
By 1698 Carolina had the strictest slave code in North America
The growing fear of active slave resistance- APEX
As slavery spread to the English colonies in the late 1600's, strict slave codes had to be enacted. These slave code laws helped regulate the relationship between slave and owner, prohibited slaves from learning to read and write, required a slave to be granted permission from the owner to leave the plantation, and did not allow weapon possession amongst slaves
Colonial authorities wrote slave codes to control and regulate the behavior and rights of enslaved individuals, ensuring their subjugation and preventing rebellion or escape. These codes also upheld the economic interests of the slave-owning class by defining slaves as property and restricting their freedom and mobility.
Slave Codes.
the growing fear of active slave resistance