Slavery and Servitude in Colonial North America: A Short History

In Slavery and Servitude in Colonial North America, Kenneth Morgan shows how the institutions of indentured servitude and black slavery interacted in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He covers all aspects of the two labor systems, including their impact on the economy, on racial attitudes, social structures and on regional variations within the colonies. Throughout, overriding themes emerge: the labor market in North America, the significance of racial distinctions, supply and demand factors in transatlantic migration and labor, and resistance to bondage.
This is an ideal introduction to an area that is crucial for understanding not just Colonial American society but also the later development of the United States.

Author: Kenneth Morgan
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 08/01/2001
Pages: 158
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.44w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780814756706

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 55

About the Author
Morgan, Kenneth: - Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University.