Slavery in the British colonies

South Carolina

In September 1739, a notable rebellion took place in ________ in what became known as Stono's Rebellion.

Stono Rebellion

The ________ was only a few years in the past, and throughout British America, fears of similar incidents were still fresh.

Slavery

________ was not just a labor system.

New York City

The events of 1741 in ________ illustrate the racial divide in British America, where panic among white colonists spurred great violence against and repression of the feared enslaved population.

British Empire

Slavery was the cornerstone of the ________ in the 18th century.

1660

In ________, British monarch Charles II founded the Royal African Company to trade slaves and African goods.

African slavery

________ brought common racial ties and identities to white settlers.