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Slavery 1815-1848. Bradley Hardcastle, Elam Mangum & Anna Grainger. Missouri Compromise. -Passed in 1920 -Banned slavery from newly acquired territory from the Louisiana Purchase above the 36˚ 30˚ line. (Also known as the Mason Dixon Line) Maine was admitted as a free state - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Slavery1815-1848
Bradley Hardcastle, Elam Mangum & Anna Grainger
Missouri Compromise
-Passed in 1920 -Banned slavery from newly acquired territory
from the Louisiana Purchase above the 36˚ 30˚ line. (Also known as the Mason Dixon Line)
Maine was admitted as a free state Alabama was declared a slave state Balanced the ratio of slave states to non-slave
states.
Missouri Compromise Map
Nat Turner Rebellion
Preacher- sign from God Led the rebellion on Aug 22, 1831
in South Hampton County Virginia Killed over 60 whites Found 48 hours later and were
killed. In response laws are passed
restricting slaves from assembling without supervision or learning how to read and write.
Emancipation was considered in VA but slavery was considered a “positive good”
David WalkerAfrican American Abolitionist
in Boston
Called blacks to ride up in arms against slavery with his
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in 1829
William Lloyd Garrison
Published Abolitionist news paper, The Liberator
First white writer to demand for immediate abolition of
slavery than gradual emancipation.
Statistics
•In 1820 86.8% of all African Americans in the United States were slaves•In 1830 the percentage went down by .5% to 86.3%•In 1840 the percentage went back up .3% to 86.6%•Only about 13.5% of all African Americans in the United States were free during this time period.
Forms of WorkSlaves
•Slaves Worked long hours•Usually did field work such as picking tobacco or cotton
Free African Americans
•Typically worked in service occupations•Did not do much field work, even though some had the experience from being slaves•Many were U.S. merchant sailors
Culture and Religion Slaves
•Slaves were not allowed to speak their native languages•Slaves like to make artwork•Also had a different and powerful form of music•Some slaves were even able to attend their own churches•“Oral tradition” was a main part of their culture
Free African Americans
•Had many celebrations of their own that were not national holidays, but rather important days for the African Americans•Some free African Americans were able to establish their own Christian churches
Living ConditionsSlaves
•Many families were split apart•If a slave tried to run away without success, they were beaten and sometimes even killed•Each person owned one pair of clothes•They were fed the cheapest food their owner could find•Slaves were not allowed to learn to read and write
Free African Americans
•Most were still discriminated against•Some free African Americans in the north owned land, had homes, ran businesses, and paid taxes•In a few northern states, free African Americans could vote
Living Conditions
Economy Statistics 1815-1860: 600,000-
700,000 slaves sold from upper south to lower south
Slave in 1820’s upper south had a 30% chance of being sold to lower south by 1860
In the 1850’s a planter could expect an annual return of 8-10% on capital invested
Bales of Short- Stock Cotton
1792181718401860
SocialSlaves
•Slaves were not considered to be a part of the social society
Free African Americans
•They were still discriminated against•They were allowed to voice their opinions•In 1827 the Freedom’s Journal came out.
Anti-SlaverySlaves
•Slaves who did not want to run away often used other ways to rebel; they would either work slow, break tools, or fake sick•Many would try to escape to places that were supposed to be safe either run by whites who believed in the abolishment of slavery, or free African Americans
Free African Americans
•They often organized the escape routes for slaves•Many free blacks were described as “conductors” of the Underground Railroad•Many African Americans stayed in the United States to work on achieving equality in the United States
The Two Sides
Proslavery “necessary evil” to “positive
good” Slavery was natural and
proper for those of African decent
Christianity and The Bible Race of “perpetual children” Better off than northern
laborers
Abolitionists (Expansionists)
American Colonization Society Christianity and The Bible Ulterior motives: economic
and political Used morality as a cover “denounced the abolitionists
as sanctimonious hypocrites” (Howe, 545)
Upper South: slave trade
Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky
Key crop: tobacco Economic motives
for interstate trade Resulted in a very
dominant white society
Lower South: short staple cotton to long staple cotton
Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina Key crops: sugar, rice, and cotton The Cotton Gin (1793)- Eli Whitney Westward Expansion Denounced African Colonization and feared
government involvement Prohibited progression and development
After the migration…
South Carolina Influence
Denmark Vesey Conspiracy led by a free black man who
set out to seize weapons from armies and use the African American militia he had put together to take over Charleston
put fear in plantation owners and caused them to keep their guard up against all black citizens
Tariff of 1828 Also known as the Tariff of
Abominations
John C. Calhoun
Bibliography
Jackson Series Podcast (Gretchen Ann Riley)-10/22/10
American Stories (Brands)- 11/8/10What Hath God Wrought (Howe)- 11/11/10http://www.misterteacher.com/american%20slavery/
slavenarratives.html 11/11/10