Slave Plantation Structure
What are the four types of work for slaves on the plantation?
Gang system, Task System, Skilled Laborers, House Slaves
Which region on the country did most abolitionist live?
North
Who was the president at the start of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Who helped over 900 slaves escape to freedom on the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the name of enslaved people who monitored what was happening on plantations?
Drivers
What is the house called that plantation owners live in?
Big House
Which author wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin detailing the horrors of slavery?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
What are the Amendments that ended slavery, granted citizenship, and allowed African American men to vote?
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
What was the name of white employees who monitored what slaves were doing?
Overseers
Which famous abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry with plans of starting a slave rebellion?
John Brown
Who led a raid on Harper's Ferry with plans of giving weapons to enslaved Blacks in the South?
What state was the largest cotton producer during the antebellum period?
Georgia
What day of the week did slaves have off to practice their culture and religion?
Sunday
What were the 3 justifications for slavery?
Biblical justifications, Historical Justifications, Pseudoscientific, Sociological Justifications
What was a typically punishment for a slave running away and being caught?
Branding
What did the Fugitive Slave Act establish?
Runaway slaves can be captured and returned to the South
What does antebellum mean?
Before the civil war
What raid happened in South Carolina where Harriet Tubman helped over 700 slaves escape?
Commbahee River Raid
What were the regional views on slavery?
Most northerners were abolitionist or free soilers and believed slavery should not exist. Most southerns were pro slavey and wanted slavery to expand. The west was mix of pro slavery and anti slavery
What type of work did most enslaved people do on the plantation?
Gang system (Field Work)
What federal holiday do we celebrate to commemorate the official end of slavery?
Juneteenth
What is the difference between an abolitionist and a free soiler?
Abolitionist believe slavery should not exist anywhere, free soilers believe slavery should not expand outside of the south
What holiday did Frederick Douglas speak out against?
4th of July
What were the 3 classifications of the social hierarchy in the south?
Planter Class, Middling Class, Yeomen Class