American Chattel Slavery
What does the term "chattel slavery" mean?
Chattel = Property
What year did the American Colonies declare Independence from the British?
1776.
Why was the South unwilling to abolish slavery?
The Southern Economy depended on slavery/plantations.
Under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, __________ entered the Union as a slave state.
Missouri
This is the capital of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg.
What was "seasoning"?
The process of "seasoning" enslaved Africans for American plantations
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What group funded the first black schools?
Black Mutual Aid Societies
This tool, created by Eli Whitney, made cotton production more profitable and expanded slavery across the South
Cotton Gin
This state is nicknamed the First State.
Delaware
Who were "drivers" on plantations?
Enslaved Africans who were forced to oversee newly arrived enslaved Africans.
This group of African Americans fought for the Colonies during the American Revolution
Black Patriots
Why were Black Mutual Aid Societies created in Black communities
These organizations were created because African American communities faced discrimination in white organizations
Under the terms of the Missouri Compromise, __________ entered the Union as a free state.
Maine
These are the two rivers that flow through Philadelphia
Schuylkill River & Delaware River
What were slave codes?
Laws that restricted rights and criminalized African Americans
This group fought for the British during the American Revolution.
Black Loyalists
This law allowed federal officials and ordinary citizens to capture and return African Americans accused of being runaway slaves
Fugitive Slave Law
What were the four main cash crops of the South
Tobacco, Rice, Sugar & Cotton
This 19 year old won the World Cup this past summer for his home country of Spain.
Lamine Yamal
During the late 1600s and 1700s, approximately what percentage of enslaved Black women in the South worked in the fields?
90%
This individual, known as an American Hero, was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
This Ordinance established a precedent for excluding slavery in US territories like Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
By the 1860's, these two southern states had more enslaved people than free residents
Mississippi & South Carolina
This is the largest U.S. state by area.
Alaska