An American history . t in theyear 1695 and is a very handsome edifice. 214. The Slave Trade. Almost all these rich Americansof the middle of the eighteenth century were interested inslavery or the slave trade. Georgia, indeed, had attempted fora time to get on without slavery, but soon fell into hne with the other colonies.^ In theSouth, by 1750 there were greatnumbers of slaves. Thoughthey were steadily decreasingin the North, commerce inslaves had become a source ofwealth to northern slave trade, of which somuch has since been written,became an important Englishindustry subseq
An American history . t in theyear 1695 and is a very handsome edifice. 214. The Slave Trade. Almost all these rich Americansof the middle of the eighteenth century were interested inslavery or the slave trade. Georgia, indeed, had attempted fora time to get on without slavery, but soon fell into hne with the other colonies.^ In theSouth, by 1750 there were greatnumbers of slaves. Thoughthey were steadily decreasingin the North, commerce inslaves had become a source ofwealth to northern slave trade, of which somuch has since been written,became an important Englishindustry subsequent to theTreaty of Utrecht. One of theprovisions of that treaty isknown as the asiento, orj)rivilege to carry slaves to theSpanish West Indies. Thetrade was fostered by the Eng-lish government and lookedupon as one of the importantEnglish industries. Severaltimes when colonial legislatures tried to lay import duties onslaves, the home government interfered in the interest ofBritish traders and forced them to A DANDY ABOUT 1760 Portrait of Nicolas Boylston, merchant,Boston. * The Germans who had settled in the interior and the planters of the coastsettlements disagreed over slavery. The coast settlers petitioned the trusteesof Georgia to permit ihc introduction of slaves. The Germans led by Bolzius(section 202, note) opposed. At first, the party of Bolzius was , however, they yielded; the planters had their way, and the trusteesconsented to the introduction of slavery into Georgia. MIDDLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 143 5 5 618 r8 S M 215. Commercial Restrictions. But with all their wealth,the colonies had scarcely any manufactures. The Lords ofTrade (section 163) watched America with jealous eyes, and as soon as any industry became a rival of anything in England,steps were taken to destroy 1732 the manufacture ofhats in America began to in-terfere with the English tradeand exportation of hats fromAmerica was forbidden. In1733 the Sugar Act, c
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