Slave Society in the Danish West Indies: St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix.

Abstract

1 Empire without dominion - the Danish West Indies, 1671-1848: early colonization of St Thomas Dutch cultural and commercial hegemony in St Thomas and St John Danish settlement and English influences in St Croix language, amelioration and national identity the economics of foriegn domination foreign domination and internal security slaves and intermal security deepened difficulties and challenges in the 19th century. 2 doom of the Almighty - slaveowning ideology: the sanctions of ancient law economic expediency the curse of Ham the civilizing mission sin and salvation racial arguments the emergence of anti-slavery ideology. 3 Part and parcel of - slaves and the law in the 18th century: Gardelin's Code of 1733 Frederik V's Reglement of 1755 subsequent concessions Lindemann's Draft of 1783 abolition, amelioration and the law. 4 The rural milieu - slavery on the plantations: roots plantation labour housing food and clothing the world the slaves made family, kinship and demographic survival. 5 the urban milieu - slavery in Christiansted, Frederiksted and Charlotte Amalie: domestics, hucksters, artisans conditions of life urban-rural interaction communal interaction social control crime and punishment. 6 oasis of humanity - independent slave activity: God mammon dances and other diversions cultural creation. 7 Maritime maroons - grand maronage: early patterns legilsation and diplomacy new routes to freedom strategies. 8 An intermediate sort of - the emergence and growth of the freedman population: manumission accumulation of wealth population size and growth restrictive legislation gender and demographic concerns social control. 9 rights and privileges of rational creatures - the Freedman Petition of 1816: white attitudes interaction with slaves internal differentiation challenging inequality the Petition of 1816 after 1816. 10 Strangers within the gate - emigre freedmen in the 19th century: origins white fears emigres and the freedman community the census of 1831. 11 Religion and enlightenment - education, amelioration and the road to abolition: early attempts at slave education effects of metropolitan humanitarianism Von Scholten's initiatives metropolitan and local opposition the 1846 Ordinance. 12 The victor vanquished - emancipation and its aftermath: the court martial the trial evidence - prolegomenon to revolt violence manque 2-3 July 1848 attitudes to the future - race and class property destruction - 4-5 July 1848 women differential responses.