Period 5 Flashcards
What made up half of the U.S. exports?
Cotton
Where did the world get half of their cotton from?
The United States
Largest cotton exporter, but there were still others countries could rely on like India
What was the South’s economy like?
There was a huge gap between the rich and the poor
There was a large reliance on labor
What was the slavery system in the South like?
Extremely expensive
Very few large plantations dominated the South
Most southerners had none
Why did poor southerners still support slavery?
They supported it in hopes that one day they would have the money to enslave people
They wanted to keep a “lower class” than themselves
How many free black people were there at the start of the Civil War?
About 250,000
What were the risks of being a free black person?
Risk of kidnapping in both regions
Discrimination in both regions
How many people were enslaved at the start of the Civil War?
About 4 million
When did the international slave trade end?
1808
Did the end of the international slave trade prevent slavery?
No
Internal trading increased
Common characteristics of southern slavery
Brutal beatings
Family separation
Auctions
Marriage and families were encouraged
Illegal to become literate
Rebellions harshened treatment
American Colonization Society
Founded to encourage and support the migration of free born black people and the emancipated enslaved back to the continent of Africa
Gag Resolution
The topic of slavery could not be discussed in Congress
U.S. vs. The Amistad
The ship was steered North (not meant for the United States)
Questioned whether the people on the ship would be enslaved
Enslaved killed the enslavers on the ship and were charged with murder
Why was Fredrick Douglas so influential?
He disproved the argument made by racists that black people could not be intelligent
He was very smart and well-spoken
