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7 Cards in this Set
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Slave codes |
-Regulated behavior of slaves (Couldn't own property, be out after dark, strike a white person, receive an education) -Varied by state but this is what most said |
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Slavery as _______ to positive good |
"Necessary evil" Pg said slaves were better off than northern workers and other stuff |
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Texas and slavery |
- During Jackson's presidency - Texas wants to join the Union -- Fear from North over slavery (worried Texas would become slave state & throw off balance in Senate) |
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African American Culture |
- Black Protestantism = didn't follow predestination -- Developed mass service - Slaves married (weren't binding) -- Many ran away to reunite with them - Task System |
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Resistance to slavery |
- Some people used religion (Jesus didn't condemn slavery) - Passive: working slowly, faking illness, running away, breaking tools - Slave rebellions did occur, but were rare (Nat Turner, Prosser) |
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Task System |
- Completing a specific job each day |
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Free Black Population |
- Roughly 250,000 - North: Lower-paying jobs, segregation - South: similar discrimination, denied trials by jury, and kidnapped & sold into slavery |
