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Missouri Compromise
-Passed in 1920 -Banned slavery from newly acquired territory
from the Louisiana Purchase above the 36˚ 30˚ line. (Also known as the Mason Dixon Line)
Maine was admitted as a free state Missouri was declared a slave state Balanced the ratio of slave states to non-slave
states.
Nat Turner Rebellion
Preacher- sign from God
Led the rebellion on Aug 22, 1831 in South Hampton County Virginia
Killed over 60 whites
Found 48 hours later and were killed.
In response laws are passed restricting slaves from assembling without supervision or learning how to read and write.
Emancipation was considered in VA but slavery was considered a “positive good”
David Walker
African American Abolitionist in Boston
Called blacks to ride up in arms against slavery with his
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in 1829
William Lloyd Garrison
Published Abolitionist news paper, The Liberator
First white writer to demand for immediate abolition of
slavery than gradual emancipation.
Statistics
•In 1820 86.8% of all African Americans in the United States were slaves•In 1830 the percentage went down by .5% to 86.3%•In 1840 the percentage went back up .3% to 86.6%•Only about 13.5% of all African Americans in the United States were free during this time period.
Forms of Work
Slaves•Slaves Worked long hours•Usually did field work such as picking tobacco or cotton
Free African Americans
•Typically worked in service occupations•Did not do much field work, even though some had the experience from being slaves•Many were U.S. merchant sailors
Culture and Religion
Slaves•Slaves were not allowed to speak their native languages•Slaves like to make artwork•Also had a different and powerful form of music•Some slaves were even able to attend their own churches•“Oral tradition” was a main part of their culture
Free African Americans
•Had many celebrations of their own that were not national holidays, but rather important days for the African Americans•Some free African Americans were able to establish their own Christian churches
Living Conditions
Slaves•Many families were split apart•If a slave tried to run away without success, they were beaten and sometimes even killed•Each person owned one pair of clothes•They were fed the cheapest food their owner could find•Slaves were not allowed to learn to read and write
Free African Americans
•Most were still discriminated against•Some free African Americans in the north owned land, had homes, ran businesses, and paid taxes•In a few northern states, free African Americans could vote
Economy Statistics
1815-1860: 600,000-700,000 slaves sold from upper south to lower south
Slave in 1820’s upper south had a 30% chance of being sold to lower south by 1860
In the 1850’s a planter could expect an annual return of 8-10% on capital invested
Bales of Short- Stock Cotton
1792181718401860
Social
Slaves•Slaves were not considered to be a part of the social society
Free African Americans
•They were still discriminated against•They were allowed to voice their opinions•In 1827 the Freedom’s Journal came out.
Anti-Slavery
Slaves•Slaves who did not want to run away often used other ways to rebel; they would either work slow, break tools, or fake sick•Many would try to escape to places that were supposed to be safe either run by whites who believed in the abolishment of slavery, or free African Americans
Free African Americans
•They often organized the escape routes for slaves•Many free blacks were described as “conductors” of the Underground Railroad•Many African Americans stayed in the United States to work on achieving equality in the United States
The Two Sides
Proslavery
“necessary evil” to “positive good”
Slavery was natural and proper for those of African decent
Christianity and The Bible
Race of “perpetual children”
Better off than northern laborers
Abolitionists (Expansionists)
American Colonization Society
Christianity and The Bible
Ulterior motives: economic and political
Used morality as a cover
“denounced the abolitionists as sanctimonious hypocrites” (Howe, 545)
Upper South: slave trade
Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky
Key crop: tobacco
Economic motives for interstate trade
Resulted in a very dominant white society
Lower South: short staple cotton to long staple cotton
Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina
Key crops: sugar, rice, and cotton
The Cotton Gin (1793)- Eli Whitney
Westward Expansion
Denounced African Colonization and feared government involvement
Prohibited progression and development
South Carolina Influence
Denmark Vesey Conspiracy led by a free black man who
set out to seize weapons from armies and use the African American militia he had put together to take over Charleston
put fear in plantation owners and caused them to keep their guard up against all black citizens
Tariff of 1828 Also known as the Tariff of
Abominations
John C. Calhoun
Bibliography
Jackson Series Podcast (Gretchen Ann Riley)-10/22/10
American Stories (Brands)- 11/8/10
What Hath God Wrought (Howe)- 11/11/10
http://www.misterteacher.com/american%20slavery/
slavenarratives.html 11/11/10