THIS WILL BE ONLINE!!!!!!!. 8-3 Slavery Blair Burak, Allie Friedland, Danielle Haltzman, Lindsey Schmidt, Allegra Straub.

THIS WILL BE ONLINE!!!!!!!

8-3 Slavery Blair Burak, Allie Friedland, Danielle Haltzman, Lindsey

Schmidt, Allegra Straub

“Kings Cotton”

• From the book “Cotton Is King” by David Christy published 1855

• “Thus, the very tings necessary to the overthrow of American Slavery, were left undone, while those essential to its prosperity, were continued in the most active operation; so that, now, after nearly a ‘thirty years’ war’, we may say empathetically, COTTON IS KING, and his enemies are vanquished.” -David Christy Cotton Is King 1855

Slavery in the Southas said by David Christy

• South would have ended slavery if there was not a high demand for cotton over the past three years

• Even the northerners who were AGAINST slavery used slave products

Southern States

• In 1820 The South included 6 of the original 13 states

Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

• It also included Included newer states carved out from Ohio river valley

Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

• 1850 -Arkansas and Texas joined the union and became part of the cotton belt, a band of states stretching from South Carolina to Texas

The Geography of Southern Farming• Rural area• farming was profitable because of fertile soil

and rain• Farmers relied on British/northern banks for

loans• Most common jobs were lawyers, doctors,

and preachers, they wanted to become farmers

• 15,000 families owned plantations

• used enslaved workers to make cash crops• ¼ of all slaves lived on plantations• Plantations owners would buy land from their

poorer neighbors to have large plots of land for cotton and sugar

• Virginia & North Carolinia were tobacco stated as opposed to cotton states

• Kentucky had a varried selection- including the breeding of horses

Slow Urban Growth

• New Orleans, Charleston, and Richmond’s cities gradually developed

• Problems were run down housing and poor sanitation

• 8% of white southerners lived in towns with more than 4,000 people

• Only 12% of the 3.7 million African Americans were free

The Slavery System

• 1804- all northern states eighter banned slavery or passed laws to end it

• Couldn’t end slave trade before 1808

• 1820- slave population numbered about 1.5 million

• 1850- population doubled to over 3 million

• 1860- African Americans made up more than half of the population

Slavery on Small and Large Farms -          most slaves lived on large cotton plantations -          each slave community numbered about 20 -          life was generally harsher on plantations -          life was extremely difficult for women- taking care of children, household, cooking &serving food, cleaned and labored in their owners field   Slaves as Property -          as the demand for slaves increased, so did the prices

that slave traders demanded -          slaves cost about $500- most farmers could not afford

to have them

Slave Revolts -          only a small percent of slaves ever managed to escape or win

there freedom   Vesey’s Plan -          a young slave named Denmark Vesey bought his freedom with

money he had won in a street lottery -          he worked as a carpenter and then became a preacher -          he preached against slavery -          criticized African Americans who didn’t stand up to whites -          made plans for slave revolt -          plotted to seize the city of Charleston- involved hundreds of

rebels -          in June, South Carolina troops smashed the rebellion before it

could even start -          35 African Americans were hanged and another 32 were

expelled from South Carolina

Turner’s Rebellion -          Nat Turner, a 31 year old African American

preacher, planned Turner’s Rebellion -          Led up to 70 slaves in raids on white

families in Virginia -          Killed more than 50 people -          Turner got hanged -          Killed people who weren’t involved in the

revolt

White Southerners Alarmed -          African Americans out numbered the

white population- they deeply feared slave revolts

-          Virginia considered ending slavery- but it joined other states in tightening restrictions on slaves

-          Virginia & North Carolina passed laws against teaching slaves to read

FUN FACT!!!!!!!

• Corporations played an indispensable role in building America, and corporate growth has brought progress that benefits all with cheaper goods and better jobs.