Enslavement
Cotton Gin
South
quiet acts of rebellion
Helped over 300 people escape slavery using the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Legal status of enslaved people
Property
Set of laws that controlled enslaved people?
Slave Codes
Refusing to work, rejecting orders, or fighting back
Open defiance
These men were paid to get the most work from enslaved people, especially in the fields
Overseer
The rights guaranteed in the ____ were not guaranteed to enslaved people
Constitution
Free African Americans in the North & South experienced this often
Racism/Discrimination
Secret network who helped enslaved people escape to free states or Canada
Underground Railroad
Nat Turner
Men who were experts in turning independent African Americans into obedient enslaved people
Slave Breakers
Secret locations to practice religion freely and helped enslaved people bear the sufferings
Invisible Churches
Rebellion of enslaved people, who set out to kill as many white people they could find
Nat Turner's Rebellion
This group focused on eliminating slavery
Abolitionists
Why did White Southerners who were not enslaved support slavery?
Southern economy depended on enslaved workers
Enslaved people feared this the most when it came to family
Being sold away from their families
Frederick Douglas
Invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney