Hist 105 1 28 19 Issues 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 up Need for cheap labor and dependent labor economics of labor and the importance of labor in producing tobacco 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 example of 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 control
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