1) John Casor declared freeman [as English Common Law is decided to apply to everyone on English soil, regardless of nationality. English soil, English law. English soil, English taxes for all.]
2) No Slavery in English Colonies, only Indenture to a maximum of 11 years on a single contract. All imported non-English "slaves" would be required to serve an 11 year indenture contract. [e.g. Captured spanish slaves, African imported population]
3) Racism, while common and deep seated, leads to African-Americans being "free" but unable to vote in large numbers. African-Americans end up indentured and then as poorly paid sharecroppers.
4) Due to racism, the period of indenture, and laws designed to disenfranchise them...African-Americans don't get to vote in noticeable numbers until the 1850s due to land ownership requirements, poll taxes, and other Jim Crow-like activities. However, their impact is only felt in the Northern elections for decades as the South continues to exploit them for cheap labor and crushes opportunity for African-Americans.
5) No Civil War but rather a slow march to "Civil Rights" that doesn't resolve itself until the 40s when African-Americans are conscripted in large numbers to fight in WW2.
6) The Modern US is ultimately little changed beyond being more progressive on social issues as the "Southern Strategy" never comes to pass and the Religious Right is much weaker as result.
Does that seem like a reasonable set of events, given no ASB?
2) No Slavery in English Colonies, only Indenture to a maximum of 11 years on a single contract. All imported non-English "slaves" would be required to serve an 11 year indenture contract. [e.g. Captured spanish slaves, African imported population]
3) Racism, while common and deep seated, leads to African-Americans being "free" but unable to vote in large numbers. African-Americans end up indentured and then as poorly paid sharecroppers.
4) Due to racism, the period of indenture, and laws designed to disenfranchise them...African-Americans don't get to vote in noticeable numbers until the 1850s due to land ownership requirements, poll taxes, and other Jim Crow-like activities. However, their impact is only felt in the Northern elections for decades as the South continues to exploit them for cheap labor and crushes opportunity for African-Americans.
5) No Civil War but rather a slow march to "Civil Rights" that doesn't resolve itself until the 40s when African-Americans are conscripted in large numbers to fight in WW2.
6) The Modern US is ultimately little changed beyond being more progressive on social issues as the "Southern Strategy" never comes to pass and the Religious Right is much weaker as result.
Does that seem like a reasonable set of events, given no ASB?