and peace was restored between America and Great Britain, which diffused universal joy among all parties, except us, who had escaped from slavery and taken refuge in the English army; for a report prevailed at New-York, that all the slaves, in number 2000,
This shows how unfair it was. After enslaved people were the most people to lose a lot because of the war, even though they joined to escape enslavement, about 2000 were sent back to enslavement after the colonies won
As I was at prayer on Sunday evening, I thought the Lord heard me,
The prayers were answered after he made it across the river without being caught
Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil…
That is very interesting, I wonder what he saw and or what gave him the idea of that. I also wonder what this idea would look like in our modern society
I am he who made heaven and earth, the trees, lakes, rivers, all men, and all that thou seest, and all that thou hast seen on earth
Is he saying that he created the heaven and the earth as a prophet, or is he trying to spread the word of God and that God is the creator?
ou will be a vessel of wrath fitted to destruction
I am not sure what the point he is trying to make is really, is he under the impression that there is a great punishment coming through christianity? Or is he using sarcasm?
Pay is grain, pork, beef, etc
Sarah seems to find trading with other goods fascinating
Rose a mulatto petition against Henry Darnall about her freedom consideration referred until next Court.
Rose petitioned the court for her freedom
We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth
He is being thankful for what the earth provided for foods
There are already all sorts of English fruit and garden herbs besides many others that I never saw in England, and they do send a great deal of Pork, Corn and Cedar to Barbados
He is mentioning foods they do not have in England, and being exposed to new crops as a colonist
My mother, she made me set my hand to a book
She is saying her mother made her a witch just like her
My mother, she made me set my hand to a book
she is a child being asked by the judge about "how she became a witch"
, where our men are driven to fling their Bibles and prayer Books into the sea,
This shows me how religion was used as a justification of colonization. The excuse was " to spread the gospel"; however, it was just to take the land away from its people
The natives are capable of Morality or Goodness and very apt to receive the principles of Catholic Religion;
This shows me that they knew that the natives were peaceful people and they were very welcoming to the Europeans, however, the Europeans could only look at the native people as "alike" only if the were of the same belief.
I believe that they would easily be made Christians, as it appeared to me that they had no religion
He viewed the Native people in a dismissive way, although he said that religion is not by force, he just dismissed their culture and belief and wanted to make them Christians "easily"
I thought I was alone!
I wonder what did the human think about being alone, aside from the Bald Eagle. "He had no life" what was the meaning of life the human was supposed to have to the Bald Eagle? Did he think Human life should look different than animal life?