Problem
i. What was the European self-interest that led to enslavement? What was the self-interest of African tribes that led to their participation in enslavement?
ii. What was the relationship between the idea of race and the institution of slavery? Make sure you are clear on who invented and b3. What was the laws of 1667, 1680, 1691, and 1705? Explain each.
iii. How did these laws establish a racial difference and hierarchy? how did that serve the planter's self-interest of dividing workers against each other?
iv. According to the article, why did landowning elite feel more comfortable promoting the concept of equality in Virginia Colony?