The Peculiar Institution

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The Peculiar Institution

Slave TradePlantation SystemFree Blacks in American Society Abolitionists

The Peculiar Institution

Gradual Emancipators Political Action Development of Pro-Slavery Argument Costs of Slavery

Slave Trade

Origins

Importers and Exporters Triangle Trade

Middle Passage

Plantation System

Products

Tobacco Indigo Rice King Cotton

Slave Life

Plantation System Workforce

Hierarchy amongst the slaves

Role of the Family Spirit and Culture of the slave communities

Abolitionists

Rationale

Moral Economic

Gradual Emancipators

Compensation Issue

Political Action

Liberty Party Free Soil Party Wilmot Proviso Republican Party

Development of Pro-Slavery Argument

From Necessary Evil to Positive Good

Grounds for Defense

Development of Pro-Slavery Argument

Grounds for Defense Religious Moral Social

Development of Pro-Slavery Argument

Grounds for Defense Political Economic

Costs of Slavery Discouragement of new settlersSoutherners stay in South No toleration of dissent

Costs of Slavery

Fear of slave revolts Denmark Vessey

1822-Denmark Vesey Rebellion

Costs of Slavery

Fear of slave revolts Nat Turner

1831-Nat Turner’s Rebellion

Costs of Slavery

Problem of Runaways Harriet Tubman

Free Black Anti-Slavery Literature

David Walker (Wilmington, NC)1829 -David Walker's Appeal in Four Articles

David Walker

How they got here and where they were