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17 Cards in this Set
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North and South, Slave and Free |
Explains the diffrent lives of blacks from the south and north |
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Slaves' Legal Status |
Slaves were considered property |
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free blacks in the south |
White southerners thought that free blacks were dangerous and needed to be controlled |
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free blacks in the north |
blacks experienced discrimination, unequal treatment, every where they turned. |
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the economics of slavery |
wealthier planters could afford to buy slaves. white southeners depended on slavery |
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Working conditions of slaves |
slave worked on farms of various sizes they did nothing but work day until night |
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living conditions of slaves |
Most masters viewed their slaves as they did their land things to be wore out not improved.they provided only what was needed to keep their slaves healthy enough to work |
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controlling slaves |
Slavery was a system of forced labor to make the system work slave holders had to keep slaves firmly under control. beatings, being whipped, and branding. |
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resistance to slavery
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masters tried to take away their humanity but slaves found ways to resist |
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day to day resistance
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field workers pulled fences and broke tools
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open defiance
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refused to work, rejected orders, and struck violently
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running away
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some slaves tried running away to freedom in the north. the risks were very high, masters of slaves would hire bounty hunters to find them and return them to them.
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rebellion
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slave rebellions happened everywhere, cities, plantations, even ships out at sea.
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slave families and communities
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legal control of slave children was rested in the hands of the masters not the parents
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leisure time activites
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dancing singing and telling stories.
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slave churches
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slaves were encouraged to go to church
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African American culture
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Africans came to America knowing many languges and cultures |
