Life in the South
List one difference between the North and the South.
The North did not allow slavery, the South had slavery.
The North had more factories, the South had more farms/plantations.
The Southern economy was driven by the cotton industry and slavery. The Northern economy was driven by factories and the invention of machines (the Industrial Revolution).
What did the cotton gin do?
It took seeds out of the cotton 50x faster than humans doing it by hand.
From yesterday's lesson, list two things slaves may have experienced.
Not enough food or rest
Unreasonable and abusive punishments including beatings, whippings, branding, the bell rack, etc.
Separation from families
Why did slaves rarely fight back with physical violence against slaveowners/overseers?
They were very likely to lose, and face worse punishments or death after. They did not have the same strength, weapons, or resources the slaveowners/overseers had.
Increase
What musical group were the puppies that Ms. Hayes spent the weekend with named after?
The Spice Girls
What are slave codes? What is one example of a slave code?
Laws that controlled slaves
Ex: slaves could not learn to read or write, slaves could not be in big groups
List two reasons Southerners used to justify slavery
Taking slavery away would cause chaos, rebellion, uprising.
They were bringing Christianity to slaves.
Some said slaves were treated better than some indentured servants.
Slavery was used throughout history (Greeks, Romans, Bible, etc.)
List two things Africans experienced on the ships that brought them from Africa to the U.S.
Tight spaces, disease, physical and sexual abuse, being force fed food, being thrown overboard after death, etc.