From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery. The region supplied critical goods to the sugar plantations established by British planters in the West Indies. The northern colonies established their own slave plantations to supply the growing demand for goods that led to unparalleled growth in commerce and to the subsequent involvement in the triangle trade. As these northern plantations diminished at the close of the eighteenth century, the rise of textile manufacturing continued to tie the region to slave... Read More
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From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery. The region supplied critical goods to the sugar plantations established by British planters in the West Indies. The northern colonies established their own slave plantations to supply the growing demand for goods that led to unparalleled growth in commerce and to the subsequent involvement in the triangle trade. As these northern plantations diminished at the close of the eighteenth century, the rise of textile manufacturing continued to tie the region to slave... Read More
From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery. The region supplied critical goods to the sugar plantations established by British planters in the West Indies. The northern colonies established their own slave plantations to supply the growing demand for goods that led to unparalleled growth in commerce and to the subsequent involvement in the triangle trade. As these northern plantations diminished at the close of the eighteenth century, the rise of textile manufacturing continued to tie the region to slavery. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the familial and economic ties that bound New England and the South into the Civil War.
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Pages: 176
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 19th April 2021
State: Rhode Island
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467148146
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Author Bio
Robert A. Geake has been writing about Rhode Island history for over thirty years. His articles have appeared in 'The Providence Journal', 'The Bridge', of Pawtuxet, 'The Coventry Townsman', and other publications. He is the author of eight books on local and New England history, including 'Keepers of the Bay: A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island', 'A History of the Providence River', 'The New England Mariner Tradition', and 'Colonial New England Curiosities'. He is a board member and archivist at the Warwick Historical Society.
From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery. The region supplied critical goods to the sugar plantations established by British planters in the West Indies. The northern colonies established their own slave plantations to supply the growing demand for goods that led to unparalleled growth in commerce and to the subsequent involvement in the triangle trade. As these northern plantations diminished at the close of the eighteenth century, the rise of textile manufacturing continued to tie the region to slavery. Historian Robert A. Geake explores the familial and economic ties that bound New England and the South into the Civil War.
Pages: 176
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 19th April 2021
State: Rhode Island
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467148146
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Robert A. Geake has been writing about Rhode Island history for over thirty years. His articles have appeared in 'The Providence Journal', 'The Bridge', of Pawtuxet, 'The Coventry Townsman', and other publications. He is the author of eight books on local and New England history, including 'Keepers of the Bay: A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island', 'A History of the Providence River', 'The New England Mariner Tradition', and 'Colonial New England Curiosities'. He is a board member and archivist at the Warwick Historical Society.
