How Did The Slave Rebellion Affect South Carolina

Slavery was a horrible institution that negatively impacted the lives of imported Africans. As agriculture became more lucrative, white slave owners needed more people to work their land. Slavery became very popular and spread to multiple places, including Chesapeake after it began in Virginia in 1676. With the need for more labor, laws were passed to take away the rights of free blacks. With imposed restrictions blacks became displeased and began to rebel. In regard to the beginning of slavery, the Carolina’s developed as a slave society from the beginning. As an expanded cultivation including cash crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo it promised higher profits for planters and merchants. Unfortunately, with these developments

About 40,000 fewer slaves resided in South Carolina than in the Chesapeake. The enslaved in British North America sought to retain customs, foods, belief systems and languages. It was to the point they challenged masters and overseers by refusing to work, breaking tools, feigning illness and other variations. There were very harsh consequences and punishment which included whipping and mutilation. During these times, the division between the whites and blacks was higher than ever. Whites were extremely scared of the rebellion so they usually punished people by falsely accusing of them of planning revolts. Some slaves did plot ways to rise up against their owners though. As more and more slavers were imported from Africa, the fear and reality of the rebellion increased greatly. In New York City in 1712, several enslaved Africans and Indians set a building on fire. In 1741, a series of suspicious fires in the city led to accusations against a white couple owned a house that allowed blacks to gather and drink. An Irish servant testified that she overheard discussions of a plot involving black and white conspirators. Following this, police immediately arrested and executed 34 people, including 4 whites and also banished 72 blacks from the city. All of these actions and dealings caused one of the worst slave revolts. In South Carolina, a group of recently imported Africans led the Stono Rebellion in 1739. On Sunday, September 9, a group of enslaved men stole weapons and killed the owners. After that, they marched south, along the Stono River, beating drums and asking others to join. Along the route, they gathered more than fifty insurgents. Dozens of rebels died during