Vocab
Identify & Explain
Identify
Not on the test
100
A machine used to refine fibers from seeds
Cotton Gin
100
Was the North innocent when it came to slavery?
No, although it was mainly illegal in the North, they made lots of money through
1. Financed territory of slave labor
2. Insurance policies on slaves
3. Selling products of slave labor
4. Making products with slave crops
5. Selling to slavers & plantations
100
Geographically, where did most of slavery happen in the United States?
a. Northeast
b. Northwest
c. Southeast
d. Southwest
In the Southeast, the southeast had lots of open area which wasn't industrialized yet, and had more fertile soil
100
How were slaves acquired by the United States?
They were taken from communities in Africa by force or through coercion and crammed into ships where they faced extremely inhumane conditions
200
A person (often a slave) who was in charge of other slaves; punished them if they weren’t working as hard as the slave owners wanted
An Overseer
200
How did slaves resists authority without directly opposing it?
1. Sabotage -- breaking things/'malfunctions', having 'accidents', stalling
2. Identity* - sticking with families, practicing religion, making music
3. Education -- learning how to read, learning about history, revolutions, politics, rhetoric, accounting, & business
200
What were slaves mostly used for?
a. Building cities
b. Working on Farms
c. Working in Factories
d. As soldiers
Though slaves worked all different kinds of jobs, from architects, to engineers, to accountants, to physicians,
most often, they worked on farms or in agriculture in hard labor jobs (b)
200
Were slaves allowed to go to church?
Usually no, but sometimes yes. If the 'white service' had already happened, the slaves may have been allowed to use the church or gather in their own living quarters and have a service.
It was almost never the case that slaves and white people would attend the same service
300
The pathway slaves took to escape slavery
The Underground Railroad
300
What 3 things do people disregard when dehumanizing a person & what do they mean?
1. Dignity - respect for another person
2. Empathy - feeling another person's feelings
3. Compassion - feeling another person's feelings without carrying an emotional burden
300
What product from slave labor was sold internationally that made the U.S. rich?
a. Tobacco
b. Cotton
c. Wheat
d. Sugar
(b) Cotton. 3/4 of the world's cotton was grown in the US, the vast majority of which was acquired through slave labor
300
How many of our 46 U.S. presidents have owned slaves?
At least 13
George Washington (unspecified)
Thomas Jefferson (600+)
James Maddison (100+)
James Monroe (75)
Andrew Jackson (unspecified)
Zachary Taylor (unspecified)
Ulysses S. Grant (at least 1)
Martin Van Buren (at least 1)
William Henry Harrison (11)
John Tyler (70)
James K. Polk (25)
Andrew Johnson (8)
400
A group of people who wanted to end slavery
Abolitionists
400
Who is Frederick Douglass and why is he remembered?
He was a former slave who taught himself how to read, escaped slavery, and became a famous writer, orator, abolitionist, and politician.
He was famous for promoting dialogue between people with different opinions.
400
Who was Harriet Tubman?
a. A black woman who owned the largest slave plantation in the South
b. A former slave who escaped and became an extremely wealthy merchant
c. A former slave who escaped and escorted slaves to freedom over 20 times
d. A white woman who strongly opposed slavery
(c) A former slave who escaped and used the underground railroad to freed around 70 family members and friends, making the journey around 20 times
400
Which President is responsible for freeing the slaves?
Abraham Lincoln
500
The act or process of treating someone as less than human
Dehumanization
500
Bonus!
1. What music came about as a result of slavery?
2. What religion came about as a result of slavery?
3. Which place is considered the 'home' to both in the U.S.?
1. Jazz! The African drums began to intermix with the European brass instruments, bringing about Jazz
2. Voodoo. It was an intermingling between the religion practiced in the Yoruba region & Christianity
3. New Orleans, Louisiana. This is a very old town, with a deep history in slavery, jazz, and voodoo.
500
Which industrialized country was a big trading partner of America's slave labor industry?
a. Britain
b. Canada
c. France
d. Brazil
(a) Britain, they had already industrialized and were mostly making textiles/clothes
500
About how many African slaves were used in the Atlantic slave trade?
Around 12.5 million (over 23 Tucson's)