America and the British Empire, 1650-1754
Resources:
The Origins of Slavery in the New World Resource Type: E-Seminar
Relevant texts: Text from the 1662 slavery act passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses. Text from the the Slave Code, the 1705 slavery statutes passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses to regularize slavery. Excerpt from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (1776). Text from the 1662 slavery act passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses. Excerpt from Olaudah Equiano, The Interresting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavas Vassa, the African.
