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Life of Anthoney Johnson
This is the life of Anothoney and how he lived through ups and downs. -
Introduction part 1
To learn more about Anthony click the linkBack when the Portuguese brought slaves over to the New World, there were African indentured servants and English indentured servants. Anthony Johnson was an African indentured servant along with his wife Mary. Anthony’s original name was Antonio but he adopted the English ways and converted to a Catholicism then become a Protestant. -
Introduction part 2
Siete Partidas laws declared that it was not natural of mankind for slavery was acknowledged at this time. In the 1640's Anthony and Mary became free from slavery. -
Anthony Johnson acquires Land
Anthony and Mary acquired 250 acres of farmland in Northampton Country from Captain Taylor. He grew crops to sell and eat. He was rising up the ladder of social status. He was finally a free African. He bought slaves and indentured servants. It shows how he was going up in social status, so it was showing how he made progress in life. He was practicly free and equal to Englishmen -
Anthony Wins a Court Case Against a Englishman
When Anthony tries to win back his slave, John Casar, Anthony takes this to court. John Casar take Capt. Sam'll Goldsmyth, a white man, to help him in court. The argued until the judgment of the court ordered that John Casar return to the service of his master, Anthony Johnson. This shows Anthony equal to the Englishmen in the country. At this time, it seems that Africans had fairness. This shows progress in Anthony’s life. -
Baptism Can't Free Africans
To learn moreThis law stated that when Africans are born in bondage and when their owners baptize them, they will not be free. This is the second law that helped the owners get more slaves to work the fields. It also helped the ENglish gain power over them. -
Act declaring who shall not bear office in this country
This law made sure that no African can bear an office without a fine. It made sure no African could change the laws that they just made to make sure Africans will not be free. It continued to gain power and control over the slaves and they couldn't stop it. -
Act declaring that negro, mulatto, and Indian as real estate
This stated that any slave was passed down through the family to the next generation as an inheritance. If they are in their master’s domain, they are real estates. This law de humanized all Africans. They all let it go this far and no one stoppped it! This law show diminishing progress. -
Conclusion
These series of diminishing progress events caused centuries and slaves being the lowest social status where ever they have slaves. Even when the laws said African and whites are equal, they were never equal until the Africans revolted. They let it go to far and it hurt them for a long time. It was caused just because the slave owners were scared that the slaves would revolt... and the English were depended on them.
