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Closer to Freedom Reading Notes 01/17/12 Principles of Restraint Enslaved people in 19th century were captive loser in battle for power Captives of war Enslavement was captivity Restrict slave movement Property Prisoner for lofe 1748-1785 Virginia Assembly passed laws that restricted slaves laws against running away, etc. South Carolina?s earliest slaveholders migrated from Barbados Established colonies in 1670 Punishment was severe for any slave that was off the plantation without permission Elite SC preferred to live in Charleston and left their country estates to black and white management ? a unique arrangement Geographies of Containment ?Old South? paternalism was the main ?reason? for proslavery convince the enslaved they were better off with them than free 1790 just under 700,000 slaves by 1860 4 million Slaveholders became extremely controlling due to this ?paternalistic? ideal Passes would allow the enslaved to go places ?. SOMETIMES Whipping of slaves over nearly everything Special attention given to nighttime to prevent slaves from running away, etc. Slave patrols to help planters control their slaves that were escaping ?Drivers? ? black overseers that helped keep slaves in line Slavery, Space, and Gender Geography containment was more elastic for men than women More expectations for women, especially in Upper South to work as domestics Women served in the slave holding homes often They also were forced to do rice cultivation Essentially worked 2 shifts, the day shift in the field and the night shift in the houses or the quarters