CHAPTER V
+Processes of Enslavement: Warfare+
Indian wars generally confined to South 118 Wars in Virginia 119 War with Opechancanough 119 Bacon’s rebellion 119 Wars in Carolina 119–122 War with the Kussoe 119 Expeditions against Spanish Indians after 1701 119–121 In 1702 119 In 1704 120 In 1708 120 In 1727 121 Tuscarora War 121–122 Barnwell’s expedition 122 Moore’s expedition 122 Wars in New England 122–126 Pequot War 123 The Mistick Fight 123 The Swamp Fight 123 Captives retained in colonies 123–124 Captives exported 124 King Philip’s War 124–130 Captives exported 125 By Massachusetts 126 Captives retained in colonies 127 Wives and children of captives enslaved 127 Children of Indians who surrendered enslaved for short period 128 Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut transported no captives 128 Rhode Island retained captives in colony 129 Captives were involuntary indentured servants rather than slaves 130 Connecticut enslaved captives 130 Colonial action regarding enslavement of Indians 130–152 Virginia 130
## Action of 1668 131
## Action during and after Bacon’s rebellion 131–132
Maryland 132–133 Intention in 1652 132 North Carolina 133–134
## Action during Tuscarora War 133
South Carolina 134–137
## Action during war with the Kussoe 134
## Action during war with the Stono 134
## Action during wars of early eighteenth century 135
Assembly provided committee to dispose of captives 135 Act of 1703 gave anyone a right to purchase slaves 135 Acts of 1707 and 1708 gave commanding officers of expeditions the right to purchase slaves 136 Act of 1715 provided that public receiver should dispose of captives 136
## Action during war with the Cherokee 136
New England 137–152 Prior to King Philip’s War 137–138 Disposal of captives by general court: Massachusetts 137 Disposal of captives by council of war: Plymouth 137 Act of United Colonies of New England 138 Articles of Confederation, 1643 138
## Action in 1645 138
During King Philip’s War 138–152 Captives sold outright to obtain money for treasury 138–139 Captives sold to pay debts to individuals 139–140 Captives granted directly to captors 141 Military commanders authorized to sell captives 142 Attitude toward Praying Indians 143 Colonial governments realized danger of retaining enslaved captives in colonies 144 Massachusetts act of 1676 144 Massachusetts act of 1677 145 Plymouth act of 1678 146 Government action in capture and sale of Indians not always above suspicion 146 Plymouth act of 1646 146 Seizure and sale of Dartmouth Indians 146–147 Event at Cocheco 147 Disposal of Indians after the war 148 Massachusetts 149 Connecticut 149–150 Rhode Island 150–152
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