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20.2 North and South, Slave and Free |
the experiences of African Americans at mid-century depended on where they lived and whether they lived in slavery or freedom |
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20.3 the economics of slavery |
white southerners did not own slaves. the south remain so loyal to slavery. |
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20.4 working conditions of slaves |
slaves worked on farms of various sizes. on small farms, owners and slave worked side by side in the fields |
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20.5 living conditions of slaves |
most masters viewed their slaves as they did their land- to be"worn out, not improved." they provided only what was needed to keep their slaves healthy enough to work |
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20.6 controlling slaves |
slavery was a system of forced labor. to make system work, slaveholders had to keep their slaves firmly under control |
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20.7 resistance to slavery |
despite the efforts of slaveholders to crush their spirits, slaves found countless ways to resist slavery. |
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20.8 slave families and communities |
slavery community and family life difficult. Legally, slave families did not exist. no southern state recognized slave marriges |
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20.9 leisure time activities |
Come day, Go day, God send Sunday. these simple words capture the weariness of slaves. they toiled all week in fields that seemed to stretch from one end of the earth to other. |
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20.10 slave churches |
many slaveholders encouraged their slaves to attend church on sunday. some read the Bible to their workers and prayed with them. owners and white ministers preached the same message: if you disobey your earthly master, you offend your heavenly master |
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20.11 african american culture |
africans arrived in the u.s. speaking many languages and following many cultural traditions. to survive, they had to learn a new language - English - and adopt a new way of life. |
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20.12 chapter summary |
african americans had a great impact on the development of american life. the economy of the south was built on the labor of african american slaves. some african americans lived in freedom in both the north and south, but nowhere could they escape racism and discrimination |
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Q.1 What does this map show? |
The map shows were cotton has grown and the slave trading routes |
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Q.2 How did the size of the area where cotton was grown change between 1801 and 1860? |
The Extent of the cotton throughout 1801 and 1860 has grown through North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia |
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Q.3 Did the production of cotton increase or decrease between 1801 and 1860? what effect do you think this had on the use of slavery? |
The production increased because it had extent throughout six states. I think that a lot of slaves were apart of this effect because cotton had spread around a lot |
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Q.4 What invention accounts for the changes you can see on this map? |
The invention accounts were the slave trading routes because they would trade throughout this time during the cotton extent. |
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Q.5 How might these changes have effected slaves? How might these changes have affected the economy of the south? were these changes good or bad? Why do think so? |
The changes affected slaves by them having to work hard everyday. The economy in the South was different than North because they worked on small farms. I think that the changes were bad because the South was different than the North. |
