chapter 11 cards

In the southern slave society, white women on plantations were seen as weak and helpless.

true

The end of slavery in most Latin American nations

involved gradual emancipation accompanied by recognition of owners legal right to slavery

According to the “code of honor” in southern White culture, what were men expected to defend with their lives, if necessary?

their own reputation as well as that of their family

One study showed that what percentage of enslaved men in the South did agricultural work?

90%

This Black enslaver was accepted into white society to some degree but never enjoyed the full legal benefits of citizenship in the United States.

willium Johnson

By 1860, the economic investment represented by the slave population exceeded the value of the nation’s factories, railroads, and banks combined.

true

What resulted from the sexual exploitation of slave women?

some wives of plantation owners resented when this happened and punished slaves

Which of the following best describes the attitude of most white southerners who were not enslavers?

they shared with planters a commitment to white supremacy

John C. Calhoun and George Fitzhugh

argued that slavery was not necciserly a bad thing and argued that it was good

An enslaved person purposefully slowing down the work pace on a large plantation is an example of

silent sabatoge

Slave cultures

were semi independent and centered on family and church

All slave laws were rigorously enforced in the South prior to the Civil War.

false

In 1850, a majority of southern slaveholders owned how many slaves?

1 to 5

What did southern enslavers believe to be a “fundamental law” of human existence?

the submission of inferior to superior

On what grounds did the Supreme Court decide in favor of the slaves on the Amistad?

they had been brought from Africa in violation of the international ban of slave trade

Which statement about Nat Turner’s Rebellion is true?

many southerners were in panic after the rebellion

Leading up to the American Civil War, the institution of slavery in the South

was strengthening and it became more difficult for enslaved people to win their freedom

In 1855, an enslaved woman in Missouri named Celia killed her enslaver while resisting his sexual assault. State law deemed “any woman” in such circumstances to be acting in self-defense. The court

said she was a slave not a women so she was sentenced to death

The Haitian Revolution

sent shockwaves around slave owning socialites throughout the hemeshpere

What was the primary reason that life for enslaved people improved somewhat after the closing of the African slave trade?

their price dramatically increased so slave owners become more invested in their slaves health

Nat Turner was not a particularly religious man.

false

Despite being forbidden by law to marry, many slaves were able to create a family life on the plantation.

true

Enslaved people’s efforts to escape from slavery

undermined pro slavery propaganda about content slaves

Andrew Johnson of Tennessee and Joseph Brown of Georgia rose to political power

as self proclaimed spokesmen on the common man against the great planters

After escaping slavery in the South, what was the primary reason why Henry “Box” Brown moved to England?

he afraid of being recaptured