Red, White & Black Make Blue
Chapter 5 pages 73-77 Godin Guerard, the owner of Jupitor who ran away, described him as being "yellow" because he was part Native and part African. This was a very common thing for the slaves to interbreed. They were known as "mustee". This link allows us to see all the names and trades of Guerard . Indentured Slave link 1 Indentured Slave 2 As plantation sizes grew and trading became more popular, there was a point where there were more people enslaved than there were free white men. In 1708, Indians made up 25% of the slave population. After the Yamassee War in 1715, the number of enslaved natives decreased drastically as the Africans were seen as more fit to do the job. The colonists also felt t
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