| A | B |
|---|
| Abolitionist | Wanted and worked to try and abolish slavery in America |
| Invisible Church | Secret churches of slaves that preached Black religion, not obedience of the white churches. This was done at great risk by slaves |
| Underground Railroad | Series of safe houses leading to the North to help runaway slaves escape to the North |
| Overseer | Responsible for seeing to it that slaves did what they were supposed to do....Supervisor of slaves |
| Racism | The belief that one race is superior than another. |
| Discrimination | Unequal treatment, usually based on differences such as race, religion, gender, or social status |
| Segregation | The social separation of groups of people, especially by race. Ex: most often, Black children were denied entry into public schools. |
| Rebellion (slave rebellion) | Rising up against your oppressive leaders or masters, usually violent...EX: Nat Turner Rebellion |
| Slavery | The treatment of people as PROPERTY; people who are denied freedom are said to be enslaved |
| Agrarian | Agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests |
| Plantation | A large farm where crops are grown through the labor of workers, usually slaves |
| Industrial Revolution | A change in economies and culture through the use of machines doing what was once done by hand |
| Immigration | People moving from 1 country to another |
| Fugitive Slave Law | Law forcing Americans to aid in the return of runaway slaves |
| Oppression | Being held back by unfair laws and restrictions; slaves were severely oppressed |
| Harriet Tubman | A conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped 100s of slaves to freedom |
| Frederick Douglas | Former slave; abolitionist, great speaker who worked tirelessly to bring and end to slavery |
| Wm. Lloyd Garrison | An abolitionist who wrote the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator |
| Nat Turner | Led a slave rebellion in 1831 where many whites were killed; caused a panic among whites in the South |
| Eli Whitney | Inventor of the cotton gin....this invention made cotton a very profitable crop leading to the need for more slave labor |
| Planter | The owner of plantation and slaves that worked it |
| slave | Property of the owner; no rights; forced to do labor for their owners |
| Conductor | A person who helped runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad....Ex: Harriet Tubman |
| What are the major differences between the North and the South | S: agric N: industry / S: slavery N: no slavery / S: longer grow season / S: traditional N: more modern / N: RR's and canals S: rivers and steam boats / |
| Cotton gin and affect on slavery? | it made cotton more profitable due to the time reduction in deseeding.....led to a need for more slave labor |
| Treatment of African-Americans | widespread discrimination and lack of rights in North or South, even free Blacks / Slaves had it even worse! |
| Immigration to the U.S....why? | Ireland Potato Famine / wars in Germany,.... |
| Who supported slavery in America? | Most Southerners (eco.)/ N. factory workers..didn't want jobs taken |
| Ways of resisting slavery | Abolitionists..speeches, newspapers / slaves..break tools, run away, rebel / rebels..start a slave rebellion |
| Nat Turner Rebellion | Led to death of 57 whites: Panicked Southerners...they passed strict codes to better control slaves |
| Southern Geography effects on Economy | fertile coastal plains, fast moving rivers, long growing seasons, |
| Southerners invested most money in what 2 areas? | land and slaves |
| Who had the economic and political power in the South? | Planters (Plantation owners) |
| Why did immigrants settle mostly in the North? | available factory jobs |
| Why did NON-SLAVE owners in the South support slavery? | The Southern economy depended on slave labor....affected all Southerners |
| What was the biggest fear of slaves? | Being sold away from their families |
| What was the most common way slaves resisted their situation? | finding way to quietly rebel, like the breaking of tools |
| Slaves expressed their culture in what ways? | Art ex: quilts, music, folk tales,..... |
