Hist 1051/28/19Issues of white servant labor with Bacons Rebellion, three distinct periods 1619-1640 not a lot of evidence that Africans were treated differently than whites. Africans that came to Jamestown were treated as servants little to no evidence that they were treated differently. 1640 -1660 free African men are not allowed to carry firearms, and African women were made to work on the fields compared to white female servants. 1660 onward there is a distinct points where slavery and racism begin to pop upNeed for cheap labor and dependent labor, economics of labor and the importance of labor in producingtobacco, Africans were enslaved due to inherent differences between white and black people.1630 ship called the Arbela arrived at Boston Massachusetts non separatists puritans Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop. We are the shining city on the hill, covenant with almighty god, and if they fulfilled the terms that they will exceed . But if they fail terrible things will happen to them. First exampleof American Exceptionalism. Puritans were gods chosen people, they had a very special role to play Puritanical they think they’re perfect, negative connotation. Extremely devout, stereotypes are exaggeration . Certain locations Puritans considered alcohol a gift from God. Puritans ; premarital sex was natural and to be expected – fidelity is the role after premarital sex with marriage.English puritans that go to Massachusetts about a true church, people have a right to join and they provided handles. Concern for discipline and order in puritan lifestyle. Separatists ; go to Plymouth and the non-separatists group who believe the church was rotten but were called on to reform the Church. 1620 separatists that go to Plymouth, doesn’t attract new settlers, non-separatists swallow them up in Boston. Bay colony was established by joint stock company, used this business organization to build their city on the hill. Charter is given to a group of businessmen to form town/ city. Everything good and everything bad that happens to the puritans is defined as God’s will. True Churches. Puritan Ideas; God was incredible, all powerful, an awful mystery. Could never understand, controls, intervenes in universe. John Winthrop record; “ that day a couple of servants (domestic) had run away in March and had stolen their masters horse, had attempted to cross frozen lake, ice was not thick enough to bear weight, they drowned” - said God had led these servants to the weakest point of the ice so that they would die. Nothing that happens is out of Gods
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