Vocab Potpourri
Fugitive Slave Clause
Northerners must return slaves that have runaway from their farms in the South
Bacon's Rebellion?
A rebellion of indentured servants who were angry with how they were now being treated after their contracts were up.
People who had moral arguments against slavery and believed it should be illegal
Eli Whitney
Invented the Cotton Gin which allowed American cotton to compete with British cotton and improves the southern economy
Paternalism
The belief held by slaveowners that they were a "father" figure to their slaves and were good for them
Indentured Servants
People who wanted to move to America but could not afford it and worked for wealthy farmers in exchange for some kind "starter kit" to start their own life.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
He went farm to farm killing all the white people and freeing the slaves.
Slave Patrol
Expected of most white men, but some wealthy people could pay someone else to do it for them
J Marion Sims
"Father of Gynecology"
Doctor who treated slave women who had too many children
Invented many medical tools used today
Why did many slave owners want their slaves to convert to Christianity?
The bible includes many depictions of slavery
Yeoman Farmers
Family farmers who mostly grew their own food
Gabriel's Rebellion
A group of enslaved people attempt to overthrow the government of Virginia but they get cold feet
Royal African Company
In control of the international slave trade after Britain defeats Portugal
Frederick Douglass
Escaped slave who got involved in the abolitionist movement.
Why did slave owners encourage the growth of families between slaves?
Having families would discourage an enslaved person from running away in fear of the consequences for their loved ones.
Passive Resistance
The use of small, everyday actions to resist and keep a sense of control/dignity.
ex. slacking off when there was no supervision
Cotton Boom
The improvements in the southern economy following the invention of the cotton gin. The South became the largest producer of cotton in the world.
Gradualists + The American Colonization Society
Believed that slavery should be ended gradually
Convinced Virginians to free their slaves voluntarily
Liberia was founded for the relocation of those freed people
William Lloyd Garrison
White abolitionist who believed slavery was a sin.
Went on Speaking tours and published papers.
Give two examples of Pro-Slavery Arguments
Northern Workers actually had it worse, not anti-christian, all men are not created equal, biological inferiority, etc.