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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.