AMYAWP 11

Petit Gulf Cotton

A cotton hybrid created by Rush Nutt, easier to harvest compared to normal cotton, didn't rot as fast as normal cotton

Indian Removal Act

(1830) a congressional act that authorized by Andrew Jackson the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River

Cotton Belt

a region stretching from South Carolina to east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced during the mid-1800s

Tabacco

The major cash crop in virginia

Capitalism

An economic system based on private ownership of capital

Slave Resistance

Labor Slowdowns, Breaking Tools, Running Away, Underground Railroad, Songs as communication, "stupidness" to get out of working

Economics of Slavery

helped increase the cotton production in the South, which increased the demand for slave labor causing an increase value in slaves

Racism

Belief that one race is superior to another

Internal Slave Trade

Slave trade within the states, auctions were held, and babies were born into slavery in the US.

Urbanization

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

Steamboat

A boat that moves by the power of a steam engine, made it easier and quicker to travel goods

Slave Families

were headed by women more frequently than were white families.

Mississippi River

Considered a very important resource during the Civil War; The Union gained control of it at the Battle of Vicksburg

sexual violence

any form of unwelcome sexual contact directed at an individual

Southern Religion

Religion was shared by rich and poor and was a central point of life. Wealthy whites had the belief that God created them to rule over African Americans.

Paternalism

A policy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights.

Nate Turner's Rebellion

After this slave revolt in 1831, MS enacted a law that required free blacks between the ages of 16 and 50 to leave the state or risk being sold into slavery.

Honor Culture

a culture where people avoid intentionally offending others, and maintain a reputation for not accepting improper conduct by others.

Dueling

a combat between two persons, especially one fought with weapons in front of witnesses

Cult of Domesticity

idealized view of women & home; women, self-less caregiver for children, refuge for husbands