Communities In the South
Who was predominantly the wealthiest in the South?
White Southerners
What were the somtimes large ¨crop farms" that white southerners used in the South called?
Plantation Farms
What were enslaved African Americans ¨under no circumstance have?¨
freedom and rights
Did the North have enslaved people?
Yes, they just had less
- from the text- The aspect of the city is friendly, not so _______ as Philadelphia, not so noisy as New York,
fill in the blank
monotonous
What was the heart of economy in the South?
Slavery and free labor
There were no laws that would stop an enslaver from breaking an African American family apart.
Why?
no freedom and rights
In what year did the African American middle class develop?
1830
What ethnic community populated the North
Free African Americans and Enslaved
what city was home to a growing African American community.
Philadelphia
This category of Southern Farmers were called this because they rented land from property owners,
what were they called?
tenant farmers
In the South, _____ between enslaved people was not legally recognized. Still, enslaved people did marry and raise families, which provided level of comfort and support.
what was in the blank?
marriage
What did the freed african americans do with their life
free african men were professional in there own business
- from the text- In 1780, the Pennsylvania legislature adopted a plan to ____ ______ ______
fill in the blank
free enslaved people
What does commerce mean?
the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.
How did white plantations measure their wealth in the 1800s
by the number of people they enslaved.
Some enslaved people worked together to openly rebel against their enslavers
What was the most popular rebellion that happened in the 1800s.
The Gabriel's Rebellion or Nat Turner's Rebellion
What did the African American community help with
Hint: it was things African Americans were segregated from.
healthcare and public schools
- from the text-
Many African American leaders, especially church leaders, in the North worked to help their communities through organizations. ________ and _______ were two of these leaders.
fill in the blank
Absalom Jones and Richard Allen
What was the biggest reason that made cities grow?
because of their location.
There were 4 levels for white southerners,
What were they?
yeomen, tenant farmer, rural poor, or plantation owner.
How did they increase restrictions on enslaved people? in 1822.
limited the contact between enslaved people to try to prevent further rebellions
- from the text- African Americans in Northern cities did not share in the same_____ and _____ as Whites who lived in the same cities.
rights and freedoms
- from the text- African Americans lived in _______ areas, often in poor living conditions. African Americans often had limited or no access to restaurants, theaters, and public transportation.
fill in the blank
segregated areas.
Why did white farmers build plantations near rivers?
So they could ship their crops to market by boat.