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