The South and Slavery Flashcards
in the beggining
similarities with the north : we were both british, prtestant, pride in the revolution
the constitution ties us together but slavery drives us apart
antebellum period
time before the civil war
mason dixon line
above your free below your a slave
missouri compromise
line above arkansas, except for that missouri is free, below is slavery - there is more land below
cotton
key to southern growth and wealth, cotton above all else, the deep south - relied on cotton, upper south - not all cotton, eli whitney - inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
law
south’s major worry was “what if they revolt? they outnumber us” lots of slave revolts
nat turner
virginian slave, deeply religious, waiting for a sign and gets one, rebellion starts now and he frees slaves and kills white people, white militia respond and kill all except nat turner, the south is terrified, whites go on a killing spree, turner is captured and hung, the south blames : william garrison, david walker, and nat turner
escape
the north is starting to pass laws against the fugitive slave law, henry brown mails himself to boston
fugitive slave law
if a slave escapes and are found they must be returned, in 1850 if a federal official doesn’t capture the slave they will get fined and arrested, slave catchers have immunity
underground railroad
secret routes, headed to north and canada, railroad links, harriet tubman, stations - safe homes and station master - people who own the house, conductor - who help actually move the slaves, stockholders - people who give money to help, you either make it or you die
compromise of 1850
group of laws passed to keep peace, slave trade is banned in nations capitol, us pays texas money for land, california becomes a state - free, tried to keep balance
