Chapter 7

In Chapter 7 of Bury the Chains by Adam Hochschild, Adam Hochschild starts out by asking "In an Atlantic world still in slavery's grip, was it possible to build a free black community? if so, where? This question in very important to the rest of the chapter. To focus on the question, it can be broken down into a few ways. The straight forward question of is it possible for a black community and another hidden question of is it possible for blacks to live among the whites. This alone can spark a controversial debate.

The rest of the short chapter is filled with important background information. It went into the American Revolution. It talked about how Britain was giving slaves freedom if they joined the British Army. The problem arouse when the war ended. Yes, many slaves did join the army but now back to the original question where do they go and what do they do? The answer came when Britain forced the "freed" slaves back to their rightful owner Carleton. But as a "noble man" Carleton sent his freed slaves to Nova Scotia, Canada to create the largest community of freed slaves. The only reason why Carleton did this was because of the respect to Britain. He kept their promise even though he was not an abolitionist.