North/South & The Economics of Slavery
What was the purpose of the National Council of Colored People?
to protest the treatment of African Americans
Most slaves began working at the age of 6. How much of their life did they work as a slave?
Their entire life
Until they died
What did Harriet Tubman’s work with the Underground Railroad involve?
As a fugitive from slavery, she guided enslaved people from the South to freedom.
What were quilting bees?
social events when enslaved people got together to express themselves, talk and create quilts.
Where did free African Americans in the South most often find work?
in low paying jobs
Why did Southerners who did not own enslaved people support slavery?
They knew that the Southern economy depended on the labor of enslaved people.
List three types of food that slaves typically ate.
They ate cornmeal, bacon, molasses, and food from gardens and hunting.
What was the most common way enslaved people resisted slavery?
by finding ways to quietly rebel
List three ways people who were enslaved spent their leisure time.
quilting bees, corn-husking parties, singing and dancing, telling tales, hunting, fishing, going to church, and playing games.
What were "invisible churches"?
Secret meetings where slaves could share their hardships without being watched by their enslavers.
According to laws in the 1800s, slaves were considered as...
property
For slaves that did not work in the cotton fields, what type of work did they have to do? List at least 3.
seamstresses, carpenters, blacksmiths, or worked in the master's house as cooks or servants.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a secret network of free blacks and whites who helped thousands of slaves escape to free states
What did enslaved families fear the most?
being sold away from their families
What was an effect of segregation policies in the North?
People were separated by race in public places.
How were the lives of enslaved African Americans similar to the lives of free African Americans?
They both experienced discrimination.
The vast majority of enslaved people were poorly clothed and housed. However, what type of treatment did some slaves receive on their plantations?
medical treatment/care
Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion?
Nat Turner
Unable to marry legally, slaves created their own weddings. What type of tradition did enslaved people participate in during weddings?
jumping over a broomstick
What most influenced African American culture in the mid-1800s?
cultural traditions from Africa such as songs, dances, stories, etc...
How did the cotton gin affect enslaved people?
It increased the demand for enslaved people.
On large slave plantations, slave owners would hire individuals to supervise slave work. What were these individuals known as?
overseer
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
They passed even stricter slave codes.
When slaves had children, who had legal control over their children?
their enslavers
What is a hush arbor?
a secret spot where enslaved people would hold church services