The North
True or false: Due to slavery becoming outlawed in the north, free African Americans faced very little discrimination in northern states.
False.
Southern states shifted their economy toward what after the American Revolution?
Agriculture. (Farming, plantations.)
Who was Nat Turner?
Enslaved African American preacher.
What is the abolitionist movement?
The movement to end slavery.
After the American Revolution northern states began "gradual emancipation" what does gradual emancipation mean?
What invention increased the need for slavery in the United States? Who created it?
The Cotton Gin. Eli Whitney.
What event did Nat Turner interpret as a sign to start the rebellion?
A solar eclipse.
What happened to Nat Turner once he was captured after the rebellion?
He was put on trial, found guilty, and executed by hanging.
The northern states began shifting toward industry and trade after the American Revolution. What kind of jobs were being created?
Factory jobs.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a single person.
What day and year did Nat Turner's rebellion begin?
August 21, 1831.
What argument did abolitionists make after Nat Turner's rebellion?
That slavery was violent and unstable.
Name two northern states that passed laws to make slavery illegal in the early 1800s.
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
What is the Fugitive Slave Clause?
Required the return of escaped slaves.
How long did Nat Turner's rebellion last? How many people were killed?
Two days. 55-60 people (not counting slaves).
How many enslaved African Americans were killed after the rebellion? (Including both those who participated and those who did not)
Around 200.
What did free African Americans establish/create in the north?
Churches, schools, and businesses.
What was the Slave Trade Compromise?
Congress could not ban the international slave trade for at least twenty years.
What was the south's response to the rebellion? Provide two ways they tried to stop future rebellions before they started.
They passed stricter slave codes, banned religious gatherings, and made it illegal to teach slaves how to read and write.
What major conflict did the debate about slavery eventually lead to in the United States?
The Civil War.