chapter 9: slavery without submission, emancipation without freedom
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Chapter 9: Slavery without Submission, Emancipation without Freedom. Tiffany Benedicto March 21, 2014 CH S 245-14003. Gabriel Prosser-1800 Denmark Vasey-1822 Nat Turner-1831 Largest slave revolt in the US-near New Orleans in 1811. 400-500+ slaves participated - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 9: Slavery Chapter 9: Slavery without Submission, without Submission,
Emancipation without Emancipation without FreedomFreedom
Tiffany BenedictoMarch 21, 2014
CH S 245-14003
Slave RebellionsSlave Rebellions
Gabriel Prosser-1800
Denmark Vasey-1822
Nat Turner-1831
Largest slave revolt in the US-near New Orleans in 1811.◦400-500+ slaves
participated◦66 slaves were killed
on the spot◦16 tried and shot
Denmark VeseyDenmark Vesey
1767-July 2, 1822Enslaved in South
CarolinaA free manPlanned a large slave
rebellion in 1822.◦ Plan: Burn Charleston, SC
(at that time, 6th largest city in the nation)
◦ Initiate a revolt of slaves in the area
Was betrayed and was hanged, along with 35 other blacks
Nat Turner/Nat Turner’s RebellionNat Turner/Nat Turner’s Rebellion
October 2, 1800-November 11, 1831
Was referred by “Turner,” the last name of his owner
Nat Turner’s Rebellion in Southampton County, VA in 1831
Gathered 70 slaved and murdered at least 55 men, women and children
Captured when ammunition ran out
Nat Turner and about 18 others were hanged
Rebellion created panic in the South-security in South became tighter
Local farmer Benjamin Phipps, capturing Nat Turner
Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman
1820-March 10, 1913 Born into slavery Most famous conductor on the
Underground Railroad Made 19 trips back and forth, often
disguised Escorted more than 300 slaves to
freedom Was involved with John Brown and
his plans but was not able to join him due to sickness
In one expedition, she freed 750 slaves
Her philosophy: "There was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive...."
Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass
Circa February 1818-February 20, 1895
Learned how to read and write
At age 21, he escaped to the North
Became the most famous black man of his time
Was a lecturer, newspaper editor, and writer
Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Gave an Independence Day address in July 1852 regarding slavery
Wrote for The Liberator Created his own
newspaper, North Star in 1847
Worked with John Brown but was against Brown’s plan
Fugitive Slave Act Fugitive Slave Act
Passed in 1850Was created as a concession
to southern states in return fro the admission of territories into the Union
Made it easier for slave owners to recapture ex-slaves or pick up blacks they claimed ran away
Resistance against the act was done by Northern blacks
Was signed by President Fillmore; supported by Senator Daniel Webster
Lincoln refused to denounce this law publicly.
John BrownJohn Brown "I, John Brown, am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood."
May 9, 1800-December 2, 1859(Hanged)
Planned on seizing the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, VA and then set off a revolt in the South
Was told by Frederick Douglass that his plan would not work
Refused to surrender-barricaded himself in a small brick building
Stated when captured: "You had better-all you people at the South-prepare yourselves for a settlement of this question.. . . You may dispose of me very easily-I am nearly disposed of now, but this question is still to be settled,-this Negro question, I mean; the end of that is not yet."
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
Read the Constitution strictly due to the 10th Amendment, Congress could not bar slavery in the states
When delivering speeches, he spoke differently depending on the views of the audience
Elected President in 1860 as a candidate of the new Republican party
Delivered first Inaugural Address in March 1861
Issued preliminary Emancipation Proclamation◦ Gave the South four months to
stop rebelling◦ Threatened to emancipate their
slaves if they continued fighting◦ Promised to leave slavery
untouched if states went over to the North
Civil WarCivil War
Lincoln initiated hostilities to repossess states that had seceded from the Union after his election Confederacy was formed=Civil War
Bloodiest was in human history up to that time◦ 600,000 dead on both sides in
a population of 30 million Blacks living in the South
became a hindrance◦ This helped the North
“Before I’d be a slave, I’d be buried in my grave, and go home to my Lord and be saved.”◦ Spiritual messages said by
slaves during the war
Sojourner TruthSojourner Truth
Circa 1797-November 26, 1883
Was active in women’s rights movement
Recruiter of black troops for the Union army
Spoke at the Fourth National Woman’s Rights Convention in 1853 in New York City
“I suppose I am about the only colored woman the goes about to speak to for the rights of the colored women. I want to keep the thing stirring, now that the ice is cracked…”
Confiscation ActConfiscation Act
Passed in July 1862Enabled the freeing
of slaves of those fighting the Union
Was not enforced by the generals
Lincoln ignored the non-enforcement
Any property confiscated during the war under this act would revert to the heirs of the Confederate owners
Emancipation ProclamationEmancipation Proclamation
Issued January 1, 1863Declared slaves free in
areas fighting against the Union◦ Didn’t mention anything
about slaves behind Union lines
Spurred antislavery forces◦ By summer 1864, 400,000
signatures asking to end slavery was gathered and sent to Congress
◦ Following this, Thirteenth Amendment was adopted by the senate in April 1865
◦ Thirteenth Amendment declared an end to slavery
Blacks were now able to join the Union army
Negro Soldier LawNegro Soldier Law
Signed by President Davis of the Confederacy in early 1865
Authorizes the enlistment of slaves as soldiers and freed by consent of their owners and state governments
Had no significant effect-war ended
Reconstruction PeriodReconstruction Period
ReferencesReferences
Zinn, H. (2005) A People’s History of the United States. Available from iBooks version 3.2