Ch.13-14 Flashcards
Who was Benjamin Baneker?
An expert surveyor and mathematician who contributed to science,medicine,and politics. He also wrote a popular almanac that included anti-slavery essays
Who was William Wells Brown?
The first African American novelist and playwright
Where were most free slaves located?
North
Who was Lewis Temple?
Invented the harpoon which was the most important invention in whaling
What kind of discrimination did the blacks face?
Couldn’t vote,serve on juries,or become judges or law officers. They were banned from going to certain schools and forced to enjoy their entertainment in segregated areas
Who was Daniel A. Payne?
Established a school for free slaves with a curriculum that taught math,history,English,and literature
What were the effects of the cotton gin?
Farmers harvested more cotton,created the northern cotton industry,and increased demand for slave labor
Who invented the cotton gin? What did it do?
Eli Whitney;separated the seeds from the cotton fiber
Explain a slave’s lifestyle
Ate simple food:corn,pork fat,molasses
(They could own a small vegetable garden if they wanted one)
They were allowed to fish and hunt
Wore sufficient work clothes:overalls,cotton or wool shirts,heavy work shoes,and a hat They had small one room shacks without glass windows(did have windows) and had a dirt floor
What was slavery known as?
Peculiar institution
How did the southern white try to justify slavery?
They said the southern slaves had better living conditions than the ones in the north. They also said they were vital to the national economy and lived better than free blacks
What were some of the resources the abolitionists used to argue their beliefs?
Quoted the Declaration said slavery was contrary to American principles and put forth religious arguments that all humans are equal in the eyes of God
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
An editor of Lundy’s newspaper who began his own paper(The Liberator)and founded the AASS
Who was Benjamin Lundy?
A saddle maker who was a Quaker who opposed slavery and published the anti-slavery newspaper called The Genius of Emancipation(freedom)
Who was Nat Turner?
He was a very religious man who murdered 57 people before being captured in Virginia
There was the Nat Turner’s rebellion which caused the creation of stricter laws on blacks from being educated
Who was Paul Cuffe?
Free black abolitionist who favored sending the free back to Africa as a means of freedom from bondage
What was the Underground Railroad?
An informal organization that helped slaves make their way to Canada
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Former slave who became a conductor of the Underground Railroad and helped about 300 gain freedom
Who was Fredrick Douglas?
Former slave who became a abolitionist who worked with Garrison. He delivered powerful speeches and essays that gave insight into the evils of slavery
What were some of the rights women didn’t have?
Voting,hold public office,or sit in juries
What did they learn?
Did not go to college or high school or have a interesting career- they trained to become mothers and housewives
Who was Elizabeth Blackwell?
First women licensed to practice medicine in the US
Who was Antoinette Blackwell?
First women to be an ordained minister
Who was Sara Hale?
Became an editor of the women magazines Godey’s Lady’s Book
