英属殖民地时期北美切萨皮克地区奴隶主群体的成长

The Growth of the Slaveholding Group in the Chesapeake Colonies of the British North America

在英属殖民地时期,北美切萨皮克地区社会发展的一个重要方面是奴隶主群体的成长。作为使用奴隶劳动从事商业经济活动的经营者,奴隶主群体的成长有赖于三个方面的条件结合。奴隶制的确立为奴隶主蓄奴提供了制度保障,人口的增长为奴隶主群体提供了人口来源,商业经济的发展为奴隶主提供了使用奴隶劳动的经济空间。这三个方面的条件在社会发展过程中相互结合,使得那些具有个人创业能力和家族势力优势的白人家庭在白人社会中脱颖而出,成为统治该地区社会的奴隶主群体。

A remarkable and the most important aspect of social development in the British Chesapeake colonies of North America was the growth of a dominant slaveholding class. As operators of commercial economy, the emergence and growth of the slaveholding class were based on black slavery, increasing population and development of commercial economy. The three kinds of conditions combined in the development of the Chesapeake economy and social, resulted in the growth of the slaveholding class and becoming the regional ruling class.