Antebellum
This term names the American era that lasted from about 1800 to 1860.
What is the Antebellum period
Thomas Jefferson famously referred to this practice as ‘America’s blot.
What is slavery
“This crop became the most important cash crop in the South, leading many people to declare that ‘Cotton is King
What is cotton
Enslaved people were denied this basic right and were legally considered the property of slaveholders
What is Freedom
This 1939 film romanticized the Antebellum South and depicted a love story that continued from the Civil War through Reconstruction
What is "Gone with the Wind"
These homes were known for tall columns, large porches, wide staircases, and high ceilings during this era.
What is Antebellum Houses
This brutal trade forcibly transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade
This Mississippi region became especially important to cotton production because of its rich, fertile soil
What is the Delta
This happened when enslaved family members were sold to different slaveholders, separating husbands, wives, parents, and children
What is Family Separation
This African American scholar, statesman, and renowned abolitionist worked with Abraham Lincoln and delivered the famous speech, ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Who is Frederick Douglass
The Marshall County Historical Museum, Rose Hill, and the O’Keefe House can all be found in this small Mississippi city.
What is Holly Springs
This system forcibly moved enslaved people from the Upper South to the Deep South, including Mississippi, to supply labor for cotton plantations.
What is the Domestic Slave Trade
This phrase describes the belief that cotton was the foundation of the Southern economy before the Civil War
What is "Cotton is King"
Despite being denied freedom, enslaved people built communities and preserved this through stories, music, religion, and family traditions
What is culture
This style of Southern cooking developed during slavery as enslaved African Americans made meals from inexpensive or leftover ingredients available to them
What is soul food
A person who owned large plantations and enslaved people.
What are planters
This economy was based on the growth and sell of cotton.
What is the cotton economy
As cotton production increased, this economic system expanded across Mississippi and the Deep South.
What is the plantation system
Enslaved people used this form of communication to share information, express emotions, and preserve traditions
What is music
This talented actress made history as the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role as Mammy in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel
The position or rank a person has in society.
What is status
These laws were created to protect the institution of slavery and the rights of slaveholders, while restricting the freedom of enslaved people
What are slave laws
This term describes goods that are produced in one place and sent to another country or region to be sold
What are exports
Enslaved people often worked long hours performing this type of labor on Southern plantations
What is picking cotton
This term describes an untrue, unfair, and often harmful belief about a particular group of people
What is a What is a stereotype