The African Americans were not able to vote because the whites and the government disenfranchised the African Americans; until the 15th Amendment. The African Americans were considered illiterate to the Whites. The 15th amendment states that they could no longer discriminate based on race. Even though this amendment sounded like good news, the Whites still made literacy test and poll taxes that the African Americans had to do even before voting. The African Americans couldn’t run for office either, they still had Democrats and Republicans.
Indentured Servants vs. Slaves Sum Dang HIS/110 4-29-2013 Kimberlee Neitz Indentured Servants vs. Slaves There are several differences between slaves and indentured servants. Slaves had no choice about coming over to America and were often kidnapped to be sold as slaves in the America. Indentured servants were individuals who agreed to work without payment for another individual for an amount of time they agreed on, often more than a few years. Indentured servants by law were still free, they had basic civil rights. Often in debt or longing for passage to America would bring people to this kind of agreement.
Question 2 Discuss the differences and similarities between the earlier system of indentured servants and slavery in the British colonies. Generally speaking, slaves appear to be more pitiful than indentured servants. One of the reasons for this is because they are not given freedom even after many years of toil and hard work. They are, therefore, slaves for as long as they live. As such, they literally become the property of their master and have no rights.
However, much of the land consisted of swampy wetlands or unfertile pinewoods unsuitable for farming. To make things worse, by 1866 bureau officials tried to force freedmen to sign labor contracts with white landowners, returning black people to white authority. Black men who refused to sign contracts could be arrested. Families were often cheated out of their fair share of the crop. Without land of their own, they remained under white authority well into the twentieth century.
Slave masters were under the impression that slaves were having church so when caught, of course slaves had to ‘pay the price’. Slaves were punished physically and sometimes even murdered for this small act. “The master might claim the body of his property but could never quite claim their soul” (L.Rivers) Slavery was controlled in many different ways so no one could actually subdue this epidemic. However, the article shows how master to slave relationships were in Florida. Slaves were simply to obey their masters and do whatever what asked of them.
They depended on slave labor for economic stability. Without the slaves many whites believed they were not able or should be doing the backbreaking labor. The plantation owners also needed the support of the slaves in all areas of their lives such as: cooks, housecleaners, nannies and chauffeurs. The possibility of life without the slaves was devastating. Slaves were the support system of their owners.
They came to that verdict because he was black, and he wasn’t a citizen, so he was not entitled to the rights of a citizen. They said Scott had no right to sue, never had been free, and that the Constitution didn’t declare that territories could prohibit slavery, which meant the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Luckily for Scott, after the decision, Peter Blow's sons (childhood friends) had helped pay Scott's legal fees over the years. After the Supreme Court’s decision, the sons had bought Dred and Harriet R. Scott, and set them free. Unfortunately, Scott died nine months
They had to find a solution to their lack of economy stimulation. The extensive labor required to tend to the plantations and farms, and work in the trade and shipbuilding industry became a major problem. This brought up the place of “indentured servants” who came to the colonies as a house or plantation worker then after five to seven years they would be freed by their masters. During this time race was not the main deciding factor on if you were a servant or not but it was your place in the world and how much money you had that was the deciding factor. This form of workers didn’t always go as planned though because of rebellions, wars, and and many other mishaps.
“Slavery gave way to Jim Crow, lynchings, poll taxes, redlining and educational and job discrimination. Although illegal now, these tools perpetuated a racial hierarchy that affects every American today...” (Lee) The effects of the slavery still effect today. It is ignorance if people think that slavery does not affect the people of today. Our past generations help set our path in life, negative or positive. People born into poor families do not have every opportunity as those with money.
Much of the plantation and slave owner’s power came from the slave’s dependence on the owner for survival. Education was seen as a way to establish an independence; thus weakening the slave owner’s control. Several laws were passed in the Deep South, which forbid slaves to learn to read and write as well as making it illegal for any persons, white or black, to educate slaves. In 1740,