Plantation System
What was the south’s most important crop?
cotton
What four continents directly benefited from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Africa, North America, South America, and Europe
What African instrument was introduced into American culture?
Banjo
Someone who wishes to abolish slavery fought for freedom and against the institution of slavery is called this name.
What is an abolitionist?
This set of rules was developed by plantation owners because of slave revolts and restricted the movement of slaves.
What are the Slave codes/laws?
What is a positive and negative result of the cotton gin?
More slaves being brought to the US and being more industrialized
What were the two ideas/methods of shipping slaves?
Packing as much as possible on one ship, losing a lot along the way but most survived. (and) Minimal personnel for a higher chance of the slaves living.
If slaves were not working in the fields of the plantation, where did they work and what did they do?
In the house of the master; cooking, cleaning, taking care of a white family.
This region of the U.S. had the most abolitionists
What is the North?
This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
How was political power distributed in the south?
The white plantation owners had the power even though they were a minority to the black slaves that worked on their plantations.
What percentage of slaves died on the way over to the Americas?
20-33 percent
Why did slaves want to preserve their culture? (Besides identity)
An act of resistance
Pacifist religious group whose followers were major supporters of abolitionism
Who are the Quakers?
This act made it illegal to interfere with efforts to capture runaway slaves.
What is the First Fugitive Slave Act?
What are the weaknesses of the plantation system?
Destroying the land by overworking it and using morally wrong slavery
During what century did the transatlantic slave trade begin?
The 15th century
How did slaves cope with slavery?
They sang religious songs or practices to cope with it.
The group that wanted to send all slaves back to Africa
What is the American Colonization Society?
This court case decided that men of African descent did not have citizenship and could not sue under the U.S. constitution.
What is Dred Scott vs. Sandford?
What were some punishments for slaves who ran away from plantations? be specific (from the video)
1st they were whipped for bad behavior, 2nd if they ran away they were branded on their right cheek, 3rd they were branded on the left cheek, and last men were castrated
What European nation was the first to engage in the transatlantic slave trade?
Portugal
What style of preaching did many slaves practice?
Responsorial (mix of African and American traditions)
Name of extreme abolitionists (Hint - Extension of the name of the guy who wrote THE LIBERATOR)
Who are the Garrisonians?
This state deemed that the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was unconstitutional and did not grant emancipation.
What is Missouri?