Slaves were also more convenient to use in comparison to Native Americans and indentured servants, as Native American's died too quickly once in contact with American settlers, and indentured servants were required to give land and basic custodies based on the headright system. ... Shipped in thousands into unknown land, in which language, culture, and religion were significantly different; there was less of a chance for escape from plantations, as they were unfamiliar with the terrain, unlike the Native Americans. ... Some, as Thomas Phillips, commander of the ship Hannibal noted in Sept...

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This is all because the Native Americans began to die out due to European disease. ... The slaves tried to defend themselves by planning attacks on the white people in order to kill them, and then return back to their tribes. ...

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Treat others as you yourself would like to be treated. In relation to the Puritans, this statement would read "Treat others as you yourself were treated". The vigor with which the Puritans settled their own colony, and spread their beliefs comes as no surprise. Just as the Church of England brutally...

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