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Friday 16, 2012Friday 16, 2012Map Quiz
Current Events Slavery
Map Quiz Current Events
Slavery
Map Quiz #7
Video Slavery
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12 million Africans arrived between the 16th-18th century
1860 U. S. census, 393,975 individuals, representing 8% of all US families, owned 3,950,528 slaves
Slavery in the United States
Slave Ship
Slavery in America
American Anti-Slavery Society American Anti-Slavery Society
Journal produced by the anti slavery society
Journal produced by the anti slavery society
American Anti-Slavery Society Dates: 1833-1870
Main activist arm of the abolition movement founded by William Lloyd Garrison
sponsored meetings, adopted resolutions, signed anti slavery petitions to send to congress, published journals, printed propaganda, and sent out agents to perform lectures in Northern states to carry anti-slavey message
American Anti-Slavery Society
Participants were drawn from religious circles as wells as the free black community (6 blacks served on first board of mangers)
Would eventually split which would go on to create different political parties including the Republican Party
Gabriel’s RebellionGabriel’s Rebellion
Date: 1800picture: painting of
Gabriel’s trial
Date: 1800picture: painting of
Gabriel’s trial
Slave who was literate and artisan
Planned a revolt in Richmond, VA
Enlisted slaves, poor whites, and hoped “True” Republicans would join
Plans were leaked before rebellion and 25 members were executed including Gabriel
South became worried about future slave revolts so passed restrictions on freed blacks, as well as the education, assembly and hiring out of slaves
Date(s) Oct. 16-18, 1859Picture of raid in action
lead by John Brown
Date(s) Oct. 16-18, 1859Picture of raid in action
lead by John Brown
Harpers Ferry raidHarpers
Ferry raid
John Brown (white abolitionist) attempted to start armed slave revolt by seizing the U.S. arsenal @ Harpers Ferry
Was defeated by General Robert E. Lee
Was found guilty of treason and hung
First use of violence to end slavery
Southern states began to train militias to protect against slave revolt
Dates: 1850’s-1860’s picture: Harriet TubmanDates: 1850’s-1860’s
picture: Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman and the Underground
Rail Road
Harriet Tubman and the Underground
Rail Road
Was created to help escaped black slaves escape to the North (Canada and Free Northern States
Network of secret routes and slave houses
30,000-100,000 slaves were able to use to escape to freedom during its 10 year height
Date: 1824picture: map of Missouri
Compromise
Date: 1824picture: map of Missouri
Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Agreement passed to smooth relations over with North and South
Said that Missouri could come in as slave state, Main would be a free state
Slavey would now have regulations
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Date: Aug. 21-22 1821picture: artist depiction of
rebellion
Date: Aug. 21-22 1821picture: artist depiction of
rebellion
Occurred in Southhampton, VA
Rebel slaves killed 55-65 white owners (Highest number ever killed by uprising in the South)
Turner was able to escape after the rebellion and live for about 2 months before being captured
Aftermath was wide sped fear of white southerners. Militias were created and massacre of slaves had begin at least 100 were killed by mobs and militias and 50 were killed due to accused involvement in rebellion
Date: July 13, 1783 picture: Marietta Ohio
Date: July 13, 1783 picture: Marietta Ohio
Northwest Ordinance Northwest Ordinance
passed by congress to set up first organized territory of the United States, south of the Great Lakes and North and West of the Missouri River
Included that there would be no slavery in the newly created territory which would later set up the boundaries between free and slave territory between the Appalachian Mts. and the Missouri River
Date: picture: Cover of book
written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Date: picture: Cover of book
written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that many believe laid ground work for The Civil War
Fueled anti-slavey movement in the North because people were learning about the mistreatment of slaves
19th century was 2nd best selling book behind the Bible
Also created stereotypes that many used to describe blacks (mammy, Pappy, Master, ect.)
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