Chapter 16-The South and the Slavery Contreversy Flashcards
Slave drivers who employed the lash to brutally “break” the souls of strong-willed slaves
breakers(349)
Region of the Deep South with the highest concentration of slices. The “black belt” emerged in the nineteenth century as cotton production became more profitable and slavery expanded south and west
Black Belt(349)
Call and response style of preaching that melded in Christian and African traditions. Practiced by African slaves in the south
Responsorial(350)
Virginia slave revolt that resulted in the deaths of 60 whites and raised fears among white southerners of further uprisings
Nat Turners Rebellion(350)
Spanish slave ship dramatically sized off the coast of Cuba by the enslaved Africans aboard. the ship was driven ashore in Long Island and he slaves were put on trial. Form president John Quincy Adams argued their case before the Supreme Court securing their eventual release.
Amistad(350)
Reflecting the focus of early abolitionists on transporting freed blacks ack to Africa, the organization established Liberia, a West African settlement intended as a haven for emancipated slaves.
American Colonization Society(351)
West African nation founded in 1822 as a haven for freed blacks, fifteen thousand of whom made their way back across the Atlantic by the 1860s.
Liberia(351)
Antislavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison, who called for the immediate emancipation of all slaves.
The Liberator(353)
Abolitionists society founded by William Lloyd Garrison, who advocated the immediate abolition of slavery. By 1838, the organization had more than 250,000 members across 1,350 chapters.
American Anti-Slavery Society(353)
Incendiary abolitionists tract advocating the violent overthrow of slavery, Published by David Walker, a southern born free black.
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World(353)
Vivid autobiography of the escaped slave and renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass(353)
Originally drawn by surveyors to resolve the boundaries between Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the 1760s, it came to symbolize the North-South divided over slavery.
Mason-Dixon line(355)
Prohibited debate or action on antislavery appeals. Driven through the House by pros later southerners, the Gag Resolution passed every year for either years and was eventually overturned with the help of John Quincy Adams.
Gag Resolution(359)
“barber of Natchez” free black man who owned 15 slaves
William T. Johnson
onary black preacher who led an uprising that led to the slaughter of about sixty Virginians, mostly women and children
Nat Turner
