HIST205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: French And Indian War, Hudson Valley, Schuyler Mansion
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Notes 18th century middle colonies of new york, new. Jersey, and delaware and start of 18th century south lecture. 18th; collected vast array items furniture, carpets, & porcelain: manorial elite social & political prestige voice british & french during. Slave trade under english in 18th century new york : british 1664 colony market slaves; duke"s representatives- governors, councilors, & customs officials promoted importation slaves, from 1701 -1726, 1,570 slaves imported from west indies & 802 africa to. Ny city; few slaves from africa directly, except occasional cargoes children under 13: historians reveal actual numbers much higher, because smugglers coast. Slavery in new york during the 18th century . 2: 1703 - 42% ny"s households slaves - higher than 2% boston & 6% Philadelphia, & second only charleston, sc; each slaveholder 1-2 slaves: historians & anthropologists - 15,000 to 20,000 enslaved blacks buried 17th.