Even though slaves outnumbered the Portuguese colonists, the lack of weapons, the colonial law, the disagreement between slaves coming from different African cultures and their complete lack of knowledge about the land and its surroundings would usually discourage the idea of a rebellion.

Even at the height of the Underground Railroad, fewer than 1, 000 slaves from all slave-holding states were able to escape each year ( just over 5, 000 court cases for escaped slaves recorded ), a quantity much smaller than the natural annual increase of the enslaved population.

Even though the conspiracy was unsuccessful, Xiorro achieved legendary status among the slaves and is part of Puerto Rico's folklore.

Even though he and his wife Emily Shelby believe that they have a benevolent relationship with their slaves, Shelby decides to raise the needed funds by selling two of them — Uncle Tom, a middle-aged man with a wife and children, and Harry, the son of Emily Shelby ’ s maid Eliza — to a slave trader.

Even though the conspiracy was unsuccessful, he achieved legendary status among the slaves and is part of Puerto Rico's folklore.

Even so, many plantation owners left the area, leaving only their slaves, their dead and their name.

Even women of the working classes or slaves might have their babies nursed, and the Roman-era Greek gynecologist Soranus offers detailed advice on how to choose a wet-nurse.

Even so, many inhabitants still ended up slaves to the pirates, the last known being taken in 1796.

If this is the case, then he was the son of Exuperantius of Poitiers, of whom the contemporary pagan poet Rutilius Claudius Namatianus wrote: " Even now his father Exuperantius trains the Armoric sea-board to love the recovery of peace ; he re-establishes the laws, brings freedom back and suffers not the inhabitants to be their servants ' slaves.

Even though the original present-day Angola, where it was taken to South America during the 17th and 18th centuries by people who had been sold as slaves in the kingdoms of Kongo, Anziqua, Nyong, Quang and others, mainly by Portuguese slave traders.

Even though his ideas were viewed as dangerous by the Spanish rulers, it was nonetheless the beginning of a movement which would eventually lead to the liberation of the slaves in the remaining Spanish Colonies in Latin America. In 1866, he inherited the family hacienda " Josefa " after his father's death and the first thing he did was to free his slaves.

Even though Cicero tried to “ ridicule ” Licinius and the slaves of Clodia ’ s rendezvous at the baths in order to defend Caelius, there was no doubt that the event took place and “ a casket containing some substance to be administered to Clodia ” was exchanged.

Even though the U. S. constitution originally discriminated against blacks ( as " other people ") and both Northern and Southern states had passed discriminatory legislation from the early 19th century, the term Black Codes is used most often to refer to legislation passed by Southern states at the end of the Civil War to control the labor, migration and other activities of newly-freed slaves.

Even slaves of the Ashanti ( an African tribe from the present Ghana ) were recruited in limited numbers for service in the East Indies ( see Belanda Hitam ).

Even though the people were slaves, they loved to dance, and would often fight, but never really hurting each other.

Even though slave trading and raiding outside of Unyamwezi was considerable, some people voluntarily became slaves as a result of debt.

Even slaves in full bondage were granted certain rights and afforded protections such as the prohibition against arbitrary physical punishment-such as a whipping-without the written approval of the Common Council.

Even with this setback, Griffing continued to help better the lives of the freed slaves.

Even in the very area where the shooting had been done, cattle were still disappearing.

Even the knowledge that she was losing another boy, as a mother always does when a marriage is made, did not prevent her from having the first carefree, dreamless sleep that she had known since they dropped down the canyon and into Bear Valley, way, way back there when they were crossing those other mountains.

`` Even when the islands were under German mandate before World War 1,, Europeans gave Eromonga a wide berth.

Even today range riders will come upon mummified bodies of men who attempted nothing more difficult than a twenty-mile hike and slowly lost direction, were tortured by the heat, driven mad by the constant and unfulfilled promise of the landscape, and who finally died.

Even if the self portrait we distribute for popular consumption were accurate it would be dangerous to present it as a picture of the ideal society.

Even the first wave of homesickness had passed, although there were moments when Captain Heard pointed out on his compass the direction of Bradford that she felt a little twinge at her heart.

Even on his tough constitution, the exposure and strenuous activity were beginning to tell in earnest.

Even in the nineteenth century such accomplished philologists as Kemble and Guest were led into what now seem ludicrous errors because of their failure to recognize that modern forms of place names are not necessarily the result of logical philological development.

Even at this short distance they were only vague shapes, setting up the machine gun on a small knoll so that it could fire above the heads of the rest of the patrol.

Even before the benches had dried, the Civil War veterans were straggling back to their places.

Even if we were not bound by Nugent, petitioner here would not be entitled to the report.

Even then, as you go into the house oppressed by the knowledge that something is cooking and that your house has passed under this unaccountable, official control, could you go on forgetting that you still had that ridiculous hat on your head and you were still carrying that childish horn in your hand??

Even now, there were several slick cruisers tied to the dock, an ocean-going yawl anchored inside the breakwater.

Even the bellboys on their bench were listening.

And he took repeated care to let his colleagues know that he intended them: `` Even the Unitarian churches have caught the malaria, and are worse than those who deceived them '' -- which implied that they were very bad indeed.

Even if the atom were big enough to hold a football field, this nucleus is still only about the size of a pinhead.

Even after Elizabethan traditions were weakened by the Cromwellian interregnum, the practice of singing together -- choruses, catches and glees -- always flourished.

Even though the boy could not see them, he knew they were clouded by distance.

Even though this period-known in its earlier part as the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period-in its latter part was fraught with chaos and bloody battles, it is also known as the Golden Age of Chinese philosophy because a broad range of thoughts and ideas were developed and discussed freely.

Even more influential were such Roman thinkers as Cato, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil.

Even worse, it could keep radiating infinite amounts of energy because there were infinitely many negative energy states available.

Even though the parentheses were rearranged ( the left side requires adding 5 and 2 first, then adding 1 to the result, whereas the right side requires adding 2 and 1 first, then 5 ), the value of the expression was not altered.

Even in their new home they were not safe from Athenian rancour.

Even Houbraken recalled that Cuyp was a devout Calvinist and the fact that when he died, there were no paintings of other artists found in his home.

Even the loopholes – ritual slaughter and hunting – were challenged by advocates of ahimsa.