Dorothea Dix's life
Who is Dorothea Dix?
a Boston woman named Dorothea Dix who is a Sunday school to women convicts at a jail.
A reason why the South is different from the North
South does farming while the North does factory work
where did African Americans go on Sunday
Church
What were women faced with
women were faced with many social and economic barriers, making their fight for abolition and equal rights all the more difficult.
what did the African Americans bring along with them to the USA
Language,traditions,and religion
what does devoted mean?
Dix visited lots of jails. and she devoted herself all these questions.
Difference in land between the North and the South
The North does Shipbuilding, fishing, and commerce flourished in this area, while towns such as Boston became busy seaports.
The South does Plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons made this a perfect place for raising warm-weather crops that would have withered and died farther north.
What was the churches called that African Americans opened
"Invisible Churches"
who were the founders of the equal rights attempt
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
How did Powers do bible stories?
Powers used animals from Africa and America to illustrate Bible stories that she learned as an enslaved person on a Georgia plantation.
how did Dix respond to the people in jail
Dix was shocked by the way people with mental illnesses were treated.as well as the punishments
what transportation do they use
South:Waterways on boat
North: cars and steamboats
How did the African Americans escape to go to church
they naturally slips off at night, down in the bottoms or somewheres. Sometimes us sing and pray all night.
what did Stanton speak for in her speech?
she spoke out for women’s rights. Further, because women could not vote, she refused to pay property taxes. “Women suffer taxation,” she said, “and yet have no representation.”
What were spiritual songs?
These songs throb with the rhythms and harmonies of Africa, but speak about the realities of enslavement. Enslaved people sang about faith, love, work, and the kindness and cruelty of masters.
How did she stop this
Dix visited prisons in other states. She made reports demanding humane treatment those states also created special hospitals that treated mental illness.
what was the most populated city when the African Americans and immigrants came to the North
New York City,NEW YORK(NY)
What did they teach/sing in the invisible church
Black preachers told the story of Moses leading his people out of slavery in Egypt. Black worshipers sang what became known as spirituals.
What was life like for black free women?
Discrimination was much harsher for Black women who had to deal with additional barriers due to their race and gender. Free Black women, in particular, had to build a life after experiencing the difficult hardships of enslavement.
What where dances like?
were based on African traditions as well. Dancing helped enslaved people to put aside their cares, express their feelings, and refresh their spirits.
what did she dedicate to end in life
That it is not okay for people in debt to be thrown in jail and there should not be these bad of punishments for the undeserved.
What was the big invention that changed the value of cotton but sky rocketed slavery
The Cotton Grin
what religion did they teach
Some people who were enslaved continued to practice Islam or African religions. Others developed new rites that blended the practices and beliefs of these traditions with Christianity.
What where Stanton's goals for women?
Schools
What were their folktales/legends like
In these stories, the small but clever brother rabbit always managed to outwit larger, but duller, brother bear or brother fox—just as people who were enslaved hoped to outwit their more powerful enslavers.