History Ch. 9 History of slavery in the U.S

What was the southern colonial economic structure based primarily on?

Plantation agriculture

Why did Plantation owners in the Americas needed an alternative source of labor?

NAs got sick from European diseases and died

What is the Middle Passage?

A voyage across the Atlantic Ocean that many slaves were forced to travel

Describe family life for slaves in America?

They viewed family as a refuge, but they often were broken apart when they were sold. Religion was also important to them, it gave them a source of self-worth

The 1st major slave rebellion in the south that occurred in South Carolina before the American Revolutionary War was called what?

TMhe Stono Rebellion.

What were the characteristics of slaves who worked as field hands?

Multiple people working on the same task at the same time, worked from sunup to sundown, and they didn't have a lunch break

describe the living conditions enslaved people endured.

No floors, leaky roofs, and very little furniture

What behaviors did enslaved people use to rebel against the system?

They would work slower, purposely mess up their jobs and damaged goods

Under the slave system, what were the slave job opportunities?

Field worker, cook, nurse, blacksmith, carpenter

What was the typical outcome of most slave rebellions?

They either got whipped or were killed

What condition correctly describes life under slavery?

Controlling, harsh conditions and long hours

How did the development of common culture benefit enslaved African Americans?

It gave them a sense of community and identity

Why did Harriet Tubman become involved with the Underground Railroad?

she was an escaped slave who wanted to free her family and others

What action did Congress take concerning slavery between 1836 and 1844 that would eventually be overturned because it violated the 1st amendment?

The gag rule. It was a policy that didn’t allow discussion about slaves in Congress

How did African Americans participate in the abolitionist movement?

They spoke out against slavery, led eccapes and published newspapers and books

A former slave, who had learned to read and write and was an impressive public speaker, and published their own newspaper North Star to show injustices of slavery was?

Frederick Douglass

What became the key question when the US gained new territories after winning the Mexican-American War?

If the new states would ban or allow slavery

The ________ banned slavery in the territories in the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase?

The Missouri Compromise

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 benefited states in the South?

California could enter as a free state, Texas agreed to give up its land claims

Describe the effect that slave narratives and anti slavery novels had on the abolitionist movement?

Can raise awareness of the realities of slavery

What describes the attitudes of Americans on the ending of slavery?

some agreed on ending it, but some didn’t

What part of the Compromise of 1850 benefited the North and the South?

What country first brought slaves to America?

Spain

Who was the author of the Compromise of 1850, also known as the Great Compromiser, trying to keep peace in the USA?

Henry Clay

Who was born free in New York, was kidnapped and sold into slavery. It took him 12 years of suffering in Louisiana before he was freed?

Solomon Northup

When southerners put their geographic region before the needs of the country this is called _________ which divided our country into two seperate societies.

Sectionalism

Harriet B Stowe highlighted the evils of slavery, angered slave owners, inspired abolitionists with her best selling book called?

Uncle Tom's Cabin