How environment and law shaped slavery in the British colonies
In short: This video examines the economic role of slavery in North America and the Caribbean between 1607 and 1754, exploring how environmental factors and restrictive legal codes influenced the lives of the enslaved.
The video explores the complex ties between the environment and the institution of slavery. It examines the rise of increasingly restrictive slave codes used to control populations and investigates the various methods, both overt and covert, that enslaved people used to resist the dehumanizing nature of their condition.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Slavery in the British colonies | Period 2: 1607-1754 | AP US History | Khan Academy
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