AP U.S. History / Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754

2.6 Slavery in the British Colonies

3 practice questions

Notes

Slavery grew in all colonies but was central in the South and West Indies. Bacon's Rebellion (1676) pushed Chesapeake planters from indentured servants toward enslaved Africans. Slave codes defined slavery as hereditary and race-based. Resistance included the Stono Rebellion (1739).

Practice

After Bacon's Rebellion, Chesapeake planters relied more on:

The Stono Rebellion (1739) was:

Colonial slave codes:

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