a new law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves.
A law was pass to discourage the freeing of slaves.
Major middle-colonies' rebellion that caused thirty-three deaths?
Slave revolt
New York City slave revolt of 1712
As a result of the 1712 New York Slave Revolt, New York's legislature toughened its slave laws. No more than three slaves could gather in a group. Slaves could not handle firearms. Slaves could not gamble. Crimes such as property damage, rape, and conspiracy to kill were punishable by death. Free blacks could not own land. When a master freed a slave, the master was required to pay two hundred pounds security to the government and a twenty-pound annuity to the freed slave.A law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves.A law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves
From Wikipedia:The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 was an uprising in New York City of 23 enslaved African Americans who killed nine whites and injured another six. Nearly three times that number of blacks, 70, were arrested and jailed. Of these, 27 were put on trial, and 21 convicted and executed.See links below.Note: the second link may load slowly but contains more detail.
As a result of the 1712 New York Slave Revolt, New York's legislature toughened its slave laws. No more than three slaves could gather in a group. Slaves could not handle firearms. Slaves could not gamble. Crimes such as property damage, rape, and conspiracy to kill were punishable by death. Free blacks could not own land. When a master freed a slave, the master was required to pay two hundred pounds security to the government and a twenty-pound annuity to the freed slave.A law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves.A law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves
As a result of the 1712 New York Slave Revolt, New York's legislature toughened its slave laws. No more than three slaves could gather in a group. Slaves could not handle firearms. Slaves could not gamble. Crimes such as property damage, rape, and conspiracy to kill were punishable by death. Free blacks could not own land. When a master freed a slave, the master was required to pay two hundred pounds security to the government and a twenty-pound annuity to the freed slave.A law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves.A law was passed to discourage the freeing of slaves
The New York and South Carolina Slave Revolts.
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