Abolution,tech, Womens Rights Flashcards
Antebellum is Latin and means what?
Ante = before, bellum = war
In the late 1700s, what were the three “cash crops” in the South, and what regions did they grow in?
A.)NC & VA: tobacco B.) SC & GA: rice C.)Louisiana: sugar
All of these increased demand for slaves except…
Invention of the kerosene lamp
Which is NOT a reason cotton was in demand in Europe
Cotton was mostly produced in Europe
Before it was grown in America, cotton was first grown where?
India
After the invention of the cotton gin, cotton became THE cash crop in the South, known as…
King Cotton
It took one person about how long to clean (remove seeds and stems) from one pound of cotton.
About 12 hours
Who gets credit for inventing the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
About how much cotton could the gin “clean” in a working day (about 12 hours)
About 50 pounds
When was the International Slave Trade outlawed in America?
Jefferson starts the process in 1807, becomes illegal 1808 under Madison
How did the South MOST meet the demand for slavery after the Intl. Slave Trade became illegal?
Slavery passed down from mom to kids & domestic slave trade was still legal
Which was the South’s biggest city and busiest port in the Antebellum Era?
New Orleans, LA
This city was the only American port city busier (doing more shipping) than New Orleans in the Antebellum period
NY, NY
About what percentage of slaves worked on plantations in America?
Over 50%
Which is not true about populations in the South
Slaves accounted for about 10% of the total population
Which best describes the size and number of slaves on Southern plantations
typically operated over 500 acres and had 20 or more slaves
Which of these was a common name for wealthy ladies in the Antebellum Era?
Southern Belles
On plantations, leisure time was a sign of wealth. Which is not one of their “leisure activities”?
Log rolling
Women often worked about how many hours in the home?
9-12
Which is true about education in the South?
Because the South was rural, typically only wealthy kids had tutors
Slaves exposed to Christianity often found hope in this Biblical character:
Moses
Which of these was not typically included in slave codes?
It would be a crime to allow slaves any rest days
After what AA abolitionist’s violent rebellion would it become widely illegal to teach slaves literacy?
Nat Turner
This white abolitionist was thought of as crazy and hanged for treason after Harper’s Ferry and Bleeding Kansas:
John Brown
This abolitionist wrote “The Liberator”, writing every week for 35 years until the 13th Amendment ended slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
This abolitionist wrote the North Star newspaper, was photographed more than Abraham Lincoln, first AA nominated as VP
Fredrick Douglas
This abolitionist is most known for the “Ain’t I a Woman” speech
Sojourner Truth
This abolitionist believed he was “Chosen by God” and picked July 4th to kill his masters. He was hanged and dismembered
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman sometimes used the call of this animal to warn and guide runaway slaves
Owl’s “hoot”
These abolitionists, from Charleston, SC, tried to get white, Christian women of the South to speak out against slavery.
The Grimke sisters
For humanizing the suffering of slaves and negatively portraying slavery, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”:
Would become a “banned” book in some Southern states (and a best seller)
Because of the Fugitive Slave Act, many runaways went where to avoid recapture?
Canada
The American Anti-Slave Society, led by W.L. Garrison, wanted to destroy slavery how?
With women’s help, North would secede bc the Constitution allowed slavery
What abolitionist group would oppose the AASS and try to end slavery through amendments (and less female involvement)?
The Liberty Party
Which of these movements did NOT grow out of the 2nd Great Awakening?
Marijuana legalization
2nd Great Awakening spread “like wildfire” in what areas?
Northeast and Midwest, the “burned over” region
The Seneca Falls Convention was which of these?
First convention on women’s rights
Which two ladies are most responsible for the Seneca Falls Convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott
Earning about 25% of what men made, she voted in protest (never paid the fine) & pushed for women’s suffrage w/ECS
Susan B. Anthony
After a broken promise of freedom, this abolitionist won a suit to free her son and wrote the “Ain’t I a Woman” speech
Sojourner Truth
What big event mostly stopped the Women’s Rights movement temporarily?
The Civil War
What famous abolitionist was the only AA man in attendance at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Fredrick Douglas
After failing to make much money off of the Cotton Gin, Eli decided to manufacture what instead?
Firearms
What side (North or South) would benefit from Whitney’s firearms in the Civil War?
North
Samuel Slater gave America its first what?
Water powered textile mill
Slater was English; this is important because:
England outlawed the export of its water powered textile mills
Slater employed children as young as _______ to work in his textile mills
4
Francis Cabot Lowell is known for employing what persons in his textile mills?
Lowell hired a lot of single women, aged 15 - 35
Factories were attractive because, as opposed to farms, factory jobs
Guaranteed a steady paycheck and predictable income
Children often worked what types of shifts in factories?
6a - 6p, because there were almost no restrictions on child labor
America’s first steamboat, the Clermont, went 5mph. This was important because
It was about as fast as a horse
The first regularly running passenger train served what area?
Charleston, SC
Kerosene lamps were better than whale oil and alcohol lamps for what reasons?
Kerosene cheaper and safer (alcohol lamps are basically Molotov cocktails)
The first telegraph, sent from Samuel Morse in DC to his aide in Maryland, said what?
“What hath God wrought?”
The biggest difference in male and female train cars was that…
Male cars allowed smoking
