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"Lancer" wrote in message news:4325e0b5.29616562@2355323778... On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:10:32 +0100, "The Magnum" wrote: "Lancer" wrote in message news:4325d050.25419343@2355323778... On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:24:48 +0100, "The Magnum" wrote: Actually it was the british colonies that introduced slavery in America. The first imported African slaves brought to the British North American colonies were landed at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Long before the U.S.A. existed. In the 17th century, slavery was used as punishment by conquering English Parliament armies against native Catholics in Ireland. Between the years 1649 and 1653, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland by the New Model Army under the command of Oliver Cromwell, thousands of Irish Catholics were forced into slavery. Cromwell had a deeply religious antipathy to the Catholic religion and Irish Catholics who had participated in Confederate Ireland had all their land confiscated and were transported to the West Indies as slaves. Actually it was the british colonies that introduced slavery in America. The first imported African slaves brought to the British North American colonies were landed at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Long before the U.S.A. existed. In the 17th century, slavery was used as punishment by conquering English Parliament armies against native Catholics in Ireland. Between the years 1649 and 1653, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland by the New Model Army under the command of Oliver Cromwell, thousands of Irish Catholics were forced into slavery. Cromwell had a deeply religious antipathy to the Catholic religion and Irish Catholics who had participated in Confederate Ireland had all their land confiscated and were transported to the West Indies as slaves. Eh?? why are you telling me this?? I didnt say and never have that slavery never existed in the UK and i never said The British Empire didnt condone and use slavery. But the English never introduced slavery to the US Yes it was directed to you. Because the British did introduce slavery to the U.S. Chronology Of The History Of Slavery: 1619-1789 1619 The other crucial event that would play a role in the development of America was the arrival of Africans to Jamestown. A Dutch slave trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food in 1619. The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal position to many poor Englishmen who traded several years labor in exchange for passage to America. The popular conception of a racial-based slave system did not develop until the 1680's. (A Brief History of Jamestown, The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Richmond, VA 23220, email: , Web published February, 2000) Note the word DUTCH.... Regards, Graham Yes note the word Dutch, as, British colonization imported 21 slaves from a Dutch frigate to the colony in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, three of whom are known to have been named Isabella, Antoney and Pedro. Isabella and Antoney had later given birth to a slave boy named William. This "William Tucker" is now considered the first African American born in the English colonies in North America. The Dutch delivered them, the British enslaved them. Note the word British.... Dont you think if the DUTCH person SOLD them to the ENGLISH colonies then they were ALREADY slaves??? Does it matter? They were brought to America, to end up as slaves to the British, it doesn't matter who brought them here, it could have been martians with flying saucers. The English introduced slavery to the US. The Dutch most certainly didn't force the Brits at gun point to take the slaves? The English never introduced slavery to the US, it was the Dutch.. Anyway as you say, does it really matter? I wasn't the one to bring the subject of slavery up and to be honest i'm not that bothered if slavery was a "British Colonial" thing... Judge people by who they are today not by things that happened far in the past. Your great granddad could have "friendly fired" and killed his allies (my relatives) but I certainly wouldn't hold it against you. I think its time to move on to more interesting topics, don't you? |
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