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Slavery in the 1800’s
Natalie DeVincentis
Slavery wttw.org
Louisiana Purchase
• 1803
• Doubled territory
• Debate over whether to
allow slavery
or not
US Louisiana Purchase wikipedia.org
End of War of 1812
• Sparked rapid growth of cities and industries
in America
• Westward expansion
Missouri Compromise of 1820• Prohibited slavery in the north• Allowed slavery in the south M
issouri Comprom
ise savagesandscoundrals.net
Antebellum Period
• Began in 1830’s• Marked by rapid territorial expansion• Beginning of slavery becoming popular
Topics5and6 kirkwood.mo.us
Slavery
• Crucial role in the development of the United States
• Labor to settle and develop the New World
Slave Labor• Cotton picked by slaves was over half of
exporting value
Color of Money gallerychuma.com
Slavery Conditions
• Deprivation• Separation of families• Physical hardship
House Slaves
• House work – cleaning, cooking, etc.• Select few
Tour Through Slavery blackhistorymonth.org
Field Slaves
• Tended to plantation fields• 10-18 hours per day or sunrise to sunset
Slaves in Fields blackisonline.com
Consequences
• Slowing down or quitting work resulted in flogging or in extreme cases, death
Slavery in the US 1865 nairland.com
Clothing
• House slaves were dressed better by second-
hand clothing
• Field slaves
• – Women: long dresses and turbans
• – Men: pants and long coats
• – Children: little/no clothing until puberty
Food
• Weekly rations from master
• If permitted, slaves could grow their own food
in a small garden• Breakfast at daybreak
• Dinner at end of work-day
Housing
• Field slaves shared a one room cabin with their family
• House slaves lived in attics, closets, or corners of houses
Life of Slaves in Antebellum America coppersun1.com
Rebellion
• Some slaves rebelled against their owners
• Small amount compared to the total number of slaves in America
Slavery wikipedia.org
Rebellion
• Most slaves rebelled alone and subtly• Rebelled because of condition• Not every act of rebellion was about
freedom – to survive and choose course of life
Rebellion Consequences
• Members and leaders were often immediately killed
Slave Rebellion fold3.com
Pre-Civil War
• One-third of the South’s population were
slaves
• Mainly field workW
ork Song orange10-12.wikispaces
Civil War
• Southern states declared succession and became the Confederate - for slavery
• Northern remaining states became the Union - against slavery
The American Civil War as.wvu.edu
Civil War
• 1861• Abraham Lincoln• Many slaves tried to escape from the South
and flee to the North
Ending of the Civil War
• 4 years• North won• Slavery was abolished
American Civil War Battles wikimedia.org
Huck Finn
• 1835-1845 - thriving slavery, Antebellum Period
• St. Petersburg, MO• Slave codes - harsh laws
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn teachwithmovies.org
Sources Cited• Mintz & McNeil. “Overview of Slavery.” Digital History. 2013. 5 December
2013. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=6&smtid=1• Boston, Nicholas. “Responses to Enslavement.” PBS. 2004. 6 December
2013.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/responses/history.html
• Butler, Anne. “Slavery Life.” Oracle. 2002. 6 December 2013. http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215086/dailylife.htm
• Green, Lorenzo. “Slavery in Missouri.” Official Manual. 8 December 2013. http://law.wustl.edu/staff/taylor/manual/slavery.htm