Section 1
Farmers
What is the largest group of slave owners and the most powerful political force?
Egypt, Greece, and Rome
What is the first origin of slavery?
“The Liberator”
What did William Lloyd Garrison establish?
Eli Whitney
Who invented the cotton gin?
Buckle of the Bible Belt
What was Mississippi referred to as?
Mexican-Petit Gulf seed
What seed made Mississippi the leading cotton producing state?
Field, House, and Town
What are the 3 types of slaves?
Republican Party
What party was Abraham Lincoln in?
Small Planters
Which planters were Democrats?
Cotton
“What whitened the Earth” of Mississippi
Wealth and prestige
What did most Mississippians believe the way of life meant?
William Johnson
Who was the most prominent free black in Mississippi?
Mississippi
What is the most religious state?
Town slaves
Which type of slaves was the smallest group?
Mississippi
What was the 2nd state to secede?
1848
When did the University of Mississippi open up?
Family and Religion
What are the 2 most important aspect of slaves?
Politicians and newspapers
What influenced the way Mississippians saw the world?
Prohibited them to read and write and could not testify in court
Name 2 of the slave codes?
Stephen Douglas
Who was a Northern Democrat?
Small Planters
Which group of planters farmed at least 200-500 acres of land?
American Colonization Society
What group assisted free blacks to return to Africa
Southern
John Breckinridge was a ________ Democrat.
Lashes and withholding of rations
Name 2 punishments
Thomas Jones
Who conducted a school for “children of color” in Natchez?