White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream Pub., 2007 - 320 pages "White cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Briatin's American colonies." "Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Jordan and Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule." --book jacket. |
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... became a model for Native Americans being cleared from the Chesapeake . During the Cromwell era , still more were displaced and Ireland became a major source of slaves for the New World . CHAPTER TEN 155 DISSENT IN THE NORTH Until the ...
... became a model for Native Americans being cleared from the Chesapeake . During the Cromwell era , still more were displaced and Ireland became a major source of slaves for the New World . CHAPTER TEN 155 DISSENT IN THE NORTH Until the ...
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... became a ' decently prosperous ' landowner while another one became an artisan living ' a useful and comfortable life without owning any land ' . The others ' died during their servitude , returned to England after it was over ' , or became ...
... became a ' decently prosperous ' landowner while another one became an artisan living ' a useful and comfortable life without owning any land ' . The others ' died during their servitude , returned to England after it was over ' , or became ...
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... became a successful landowner , they would be second - class citizens for ever . Ex - convicts were denied the right to vote and in this they were grouped with children and slaves . In contrast , the lot of non - convict servants seemed ...
... became a successful landowner , they would be second - class citizens for ever . Ex - convicts were denied the right to vote and in this they were grouped with children and slaves . In contrast , the lot of non - convict servants seemed ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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acres Africans Algonquin America Annesley arrived Barbados became began Berkeley Hundred black slaves bondage boys Bradnox Bridewell British Captain Carolina CHAPTER Charles Charles Keeling Chesapeake Christopher claimed colonists colony convicts Coopy court death died Elizabeth emigrants England English enslaved felons followed forced free-willers freedom gaols George Gilbert gold Governor headright headright system History Humphrey Gilbert hundred indentured servants Ireland Irish island James Jamestown kidnapped King labour land later lives London Lord Maryland master merchants Mittelberger months murder Native Americans Negroes numbers Palatines Pennsylvania plantation planters poor Popham Popham colony prisoners Privy Council punishment Queen Raleigh rebellion rebels records reported returned Richard River Robert runaway sailed Scotland Scots sell sent servitude settlement settlers seventeenth century ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Thomas Smythe slavery Smith sold Spanish spirit story sugar tobacco took trade transportation Virginia Company voyage whipping white servants William Williamson women wrote young