HIST 3535 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: French West Indies, Code Noir, Atlantic Slave Trade
5 Nov 2018
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Strong sense of national identity as nature and wilderness. The relationships between dominant groups and the others is shaped by race. Prevalence of whiteness and the north star myth. This is the perception that canada was a place of safety. This is central teneate that this place lacks oppression. We are concerned with change over time, what did society look like at different place. How do people find ways to exercise their right and power. Slavery in new france= not exclusive to people of african descent. Official support for slavery in new france began in 1680. Some key reasons slavery introduced in new france. Slaves increasingly seen as potential source of wealth. Trade affected, delayed the importation of enslaved africans nt places and time. Trade affected, delayed the importation of enslaved africans. The french government extracted great profits from slave trade in the caribbean. Relatively slow growth of slavery in nf as the wealth of french caribbean growing.
