Ur mom Flashcards
People who leave one country to live in another
Immigrants
The largest group of immigrants was the…
Germans, and the Irish
Why did the Irish immigrate
Famine (extreme shortage of food)
Who were small farmers who made up the majority of the South’s population
The yeoman
Did yeoman own many slaves
🧢Cap
Who were farmers that rented land from property owners
Tenant farmers
The wealthy class that owned 20+ slaves
Plantation owners
Who supervised the slaves and managed their production
Overseer
What were slave codes
Laws that only applied to enslaved people to prevent an uprising or rebellion
Who was a Virginia slave who led a rebellion that killed over 50 white people
Nat Turner
The 3 results of Nat Turner’s rebellion were
- Nat Turner was hanged
- Dozens of slaves were killed
- Harsher slave codes were passed
What was a series of safe houses slaves used to help them reach the North
Underground Railroad
Who was a former slave who led groups of enslaved Africans along a route to the North
Harriet Tubman
What economies did the North and South have
The North had an industrial economy and the South had an agricultural economy.
People that opposed and wanted to abolish slavery
Abolitionists