Beginnings of Slavery in America
The voyage from Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Middle Passage?
What are the living conditions enslaved people endured
Most slaves lived in small dirt-floor cabins with few furnishings, cheap clothing, small rations of food
How African Americans participated in the abolition movement.
Former slaves wrote narratives and newspapers that exposed cruelties of slavery
Parts of the Compromise of 1850 that benefited the North and South.
What is people in new territories could decide the issue of slavery
The state that was admitted to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850.
What is California
What are spirituals?
A form of religious expression, songs.
Conditions of life under slavery?
Slaves were treated as property with no education
Publisher of "The Liberator."
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Effect Fugitive Slave Act had on people in the North.
Northerners were outraged by treatment of fugitive slaves
What is the difference between abolition and emancipation?
Abolition is a movement to end slavery. Emancipation is freedom from slavery.
Slaves who were _____________ could earn enough money to buy their freedom.
working at skilled jobs
What was the role of family and religion for a slave?
It provided slaves an escape from the hardships of daily life
_________________ published a newspaper called the North Star and wrote several autobiographies to show the injustices of slavery.
Frederick Douglass
What actions did Congress take concerning slavery between 1836 and 1844?
Used a gag rule to block members from discussing antislavery petitions
Strict laws intended to control slaves' actions, including the prohibition of education of slaves.
What are slave codes?
Describe slave culture in America.
Slaves viewed religion as a refuge and hope, which gave them a sense of self-worth and hope for salvation. They also danced and share d folktales.
Reason Nat Turner thought his revolt was justified.
He believed God had told him to end slavery. He believed attempting to end slavery was a caused worth dying for.
Reason that Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth became such effective abolitionist speakers.
Both had been slaves themselves. People were interested in hearing how slaves' lives really were.
The state where Nat Turner's rebellion took place.
Virginia
Former slave that wrote autobiographies that were intended to show the injustices of slavery.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
What is the reason why plantation owners began using enslaved Africans as a labor force?
- Many native laborers died from European diseases.
- Africans had already developed immunity to European diseases.
- Plantation owners required a large number of laborers.
Three types of work done by enslaved people on plantations.
Field hands--worked in cotton fields
Planter's home--took care of food and kids
Skilled laborers--learned a trade
Name the network of people that arranged transportation and hiding places for fugitives or escaped slaves.
Where was the final destination?
Who was the most famous conductor?
Why did she become involved in this organization?
Underground Railroad
Free states or even Canada
Harriet Tubman
She originally got involved to help lead her family to freedom.
Having interest of one group or region over the interest of the entire country.
What is sectionalism
What was the impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin and who was the author?
Over 2 million copies were sold and Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author.