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AP US History Early rly Ema mancipation ncipation in the he Nor orth Miss ssou ouri ri Com ompr promise, omise, 182 820 Cha Chara racteri terist stic ics s of of the the An Ante tebe bellu llum m So Sout uth 1.
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Cha Chara racteri terist stic ics s of
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the An Ante tebe bellu llum m So Sout uth
- 1. Primarily agrarian.
- 2. Economic power shifted from the
“upper South” to the “lower South.”
- 3. “Cotton Is King!”
* 1860 5 mil. bales a yr. (57% of total US exports).
- 4. Very slow development of industrialization.
- 5. Rudimentary financial system.
- 6. Inadequate transportation system.
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So Sout uthe hern rn So Society ty (1 (185 850) 0)
“Slavocracy”
[plantation owners]
The “Plain Folk”
[white yeoman farmers]
6,000,000 Black Freemen Black Slaves 3,200,000 250,000
Total US Population 23,000,000
[9,250,000 in the South = 40%]
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So Sout uthe hern rn Pop
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ulati ation
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Gr Gran aniteville iteville Tex Texti tile le Co.
Founded in 1845, it was the South’s first attempt at industrialization in Richmond, VA
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So Sout uthe hern rn A gr gric icul ultu ture re
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Sl Slaves es Picking king Cot
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ssiss ssippi ippi Planta ntation tion
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Sl Slaves es Us Using ng the he Cot
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Cha Changes nges in Cot
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1820 1860
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Va Value ue of
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Cot
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xports ts As As % of % of Al All US US Exp xports
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“Hauling the Whole Week’s Pickings”
Will lliam m Henry ry Br Brown wn, 18 1842
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Sl Slaves es Wor
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king in a Suga gar-Boil
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se, , 182 823
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Sl Slave ave Au Auctio tion N n Not
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ice, e, 18 1823 23
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Sl Slave e Au Auction: tion: Cha Charles rleston, ton, SC
SC-1856 1856
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Slave Master Brands
Sl Slave ave Ac Accou
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trements ements
Slave muzzle
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An Anti ti-Sl Slave ave Pa Pamp mphl hlet et
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Slave tag, SC
Sl Slave ave Ac Accou
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trements ements
Slave leg irons Slave shoes
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Sl Slave-Own wning ing Pop
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ulation ation (1 (1850) 850)
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Sl Slave-Own wning ing Famil milies es (1 (185 850) 0)
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Slaves posing in front of their cabin on a Southern plantation.
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Ta Tara ra – Plantat ntation ion Rea eality lity or
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Myt yth?
Hollywood’s Version?
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A R A Real al Ge Georg
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ia Pla lanta ntatio tion
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Sc Scar arle let t an and Ma d Mammi mmie
(Holl llywood wood A gain!)
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A R A Real al Mam ammi mie e & H & Her Char r Charge ge
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T he Southern “Belle”
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A S A Sla lave Fam amil ily
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T he he Le Ledger dger of
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John W n White ite
Matilda Selby, 9, $400.00 sold to Mr.
Covington, St. Louis, $425.00
Brooks Selby, 19, $750.00 Left at Home –
Crazy
Fred McAfee, 22, $800.00 Sold to Pepidal,
Donaldsonville, $1200.00
Howard Barnett, 25, $750.00 Ranaway. Sold
- ut of jail, $540.00
Harriett Barnett, 17, $550.00 Sold to
Davenport and Jones, Lafourche, $900.00
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US US La Laws ws Rega garding rding Sl Slaver avery
- 1. U. S. Constitution:
* 3/5s compromise [I.2] * fugitive slave clause [IV.2] 1.0 * slave trade “punt” until 1808
- 1. 1793 Fugitive Slave Act. 2.0
- 2. 1850 stronger Fugitive Slave Act.
3.0
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Southern thern Sla lavery ery--
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n Aber errat ratio ion? n?
1780s: 1st antislavery society created in Phila. By 1804: slavery eliminated from last
northern state.
1807: the legal termination of the slave
trade, enforced by the Royal Navy.
1820s: newly indep. Republics of Central &
- So. America declared their slaves free.
1833: slavery abolished throughout the British
Empire.
1844: slavery abolished in the Fr. colonies. 1861: the serfs of Russia were emancipated.
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Sla Slave e Resi esist stance ance
- 1. “SAMBO” pattern of behavior used as a
charade in front of whites [the innocent, laughing black man caricature – bulging eyes, thick lips, big smile, etc.].
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Sla Slave e Resi esist stance ance
- 2. Refusal to work hard.
- 3. Isolated acts of sabotage.
- 4. Escape via the Underground Railroad.
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Run unaw away ay Sla Slave e Ad Ads
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Qui uilt t Pa Patterns terns as Se s Secret cret Me Mess ssages ges
The Monkey Wrench pattern, on the left, alerted escapees to gather up tools and prepare to flee; the Drunkard Path design, on the right, warned escapees not to follow a straight route.
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Sl Slave ave Rebellio lions ns T hr hrougho ughout ut the he Americ icas as
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Sl Slave Rebe bell llions s in the he An Antebe bell llum um So Sout uth
1822 Gabriel Prosser 1800
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Sl Slave e Reb ebel ellio ions ns in in the he Anteb ebell ellum um So South: h: Nat at Turn rner er, 1831
The Nightmare Scenario…
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T he he Cul ultu ture re of
- f Sla
Slavery ry
- 1. Black Christianity [Baptists or Methodists]:
* more emotional worship services. * negro spirituals.
- 2. “Pidgin” or Gullah languages.
- 3. Nuclear family with extended kin links,
where possible.
- 4. Importance of music in their lives. [esp.
spirituals].
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