Whippings and branding were among the standard punishments.
Slavery was popular in the southern colonies. Slaves were referred to as indentured servants for many years. Harsh punishments were given to slaves who tried to escape or did not obey their masters. Whippings and branding were among the standard punishments. Some of the most common things to export in the southern colonies were tobacco, rice, wheat and indigo. They used slaves to work at the big plantations. The big plantations were owned by rich wealthy people. Of course that means that they owned the slaves. Many of the rich owned slaves. What led to the use of slavery and the creation of different colonies? In this lesson, learn about the unique purposes and patterns of settlement, growth and society in the southern colonies (Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia).  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Southern Colonies in North America were established by England (later Great Britain), during the 17th and 18th centuries and consisted of the Province of Maryland, the Colony of Virginia, the Province of North Carolina, the Province of South Carolina, and the Province of Georgia.  In the young years in the southern colonies there were very few slaves, by the year 1650,(31 years from the first African Americans arriving) there were only 300 blacks. In 1670 the house of Burgesses made a law that servants being imported that were not Christians already would be servants for the rest of their life. Some of the most common things to export in the southern colonies were tobacco, rice, wheat and indigo. They used slaves to work at the big plantations. The big plantations were owned by rich wealthy people. Of course that means that they owned the slaves. Many of the rich owned slaves. Many slaves were field hands who worked the tobacco fields in the southern colonies. These slaves worked extremely hard and were often treated poorly. Other slaves were house servants. These slaves did chores around the house or helped out in the master's trade shop. By the late 1600s, slavery of Africans became common in the colonies. New laws called slave codes were passed in the early 1700s that formalized the legal rights of slave owners and the status of slaves. In the early days of the country, it was not j … ust the southern colonies that welcomed slavery; slave-owners lived in other colonies, including the middle-Atlantic region, such as in Delaware. Even Massachusetts had some evidence of slavery, although not for very long. The Southern needed slave labor because the slave were forced to work on plantations and large farms to pick cotton from the fields. The first slaves were African indentured servants who were forced to be indentured servants for the rest of their lives. By the late 1600s, slavery of Africans became common in the colonies. New laws called slave codes were passed in the early 1700s that formalized the legal rights of slave owners and the status of slaves. Yes, and the first slaves arrived in the colony of Virginia in 1622. The British Empire abolished slavery in 1833. They did not, however, end their policies of occupying by force if necessary the nations and millions of people world wide until the end of WW2 and even to 1999 re: Hong Kong. But colonies like South Carolina (which had a large number) were not the only places where slaves could be found. In the early days of the country, it was not just the southern colonies that welcomed slavery; slave-owners lived in other colonies, including the middle-Atlantic region, such as in Delaware. They were treated as indentured servants. Freed after several years of servitude. Slavery was encouraged in the middle colonies. They bought their slaves from the Dutch traders because the slaves were used to colder weather. There were usually two slaves per household. 
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