THE DEEP SOUTH- An Overview of Place and Culture By : Ycao7 & Faizah

LOCATION SOUTH

Slavery in the Deep South

Blacks became slaves in the American Colonies during the 1600's. People were getting more slaves in the South where large plantations grew cotton and other crops. These plantations needed many workers to take care of the farms. People in the North didn't need slaves because they didn't have as many large farms as the South did. SLAVERY

Plantation slaves in the 1800's were called field hands. Their jobs were to plant and pick cotton. Out of all the different kinds of slaves, field hands worked the longest. From sunrise to sunset they worked. In their master's home, house slaves worked as servants and did jobs like doing the laundry or making dinner. Some other slaves who worked on plantations became trained craft workers like bricklayers, blacksmiths, carpenters, or cabinetmakers. Besides working on plantations, some slaves worked in factories while others became construction workers on canals and railroads. Others became dockworkers, office workers, riverboat pilots, and lumberjacks. Some even worked hard in mines. Whites didn't want black slaves to read and write because they might be encouraged to run away.

There were different kinds of slaveholders. Some treated their slaves well by giving them gifts and money for doing a good job. Others treated their slaves poorly by punishing or threatening them. When slaves worked in large groups such as in mines or on farms, they were often over-worked and punished. Some who worked as servants were treated as a member of the owner's family. In some cases slaves were released from their owners when the owner died leaving a will saying they were free because of their good work and loyalty.

THE TWO REGIONS HAD DIFFERENT WAYS OF LIVING Northern States Life based more on industry than on farming Large cities developed Shipbuilding Immigrant workers Southern States Life based more on plantation farming that thrives in warmer southern weather Large farms with cash crops cotton, tobacco require lots of hand labor  slavery

ECONOMIC FOUNDATION OF THE DEEP SOUTH IS AGRICULTURE

Southern Hospitality -people in the south are really friendly. -Like to wave to say “hello” and “goodbye” -Love to chat -Polite and happy to have guests. -They open the door for strangers.

FOOD “ food is love” “if it is not fried, it is not cooked” : Comes from different cultural groups -Native Americans -corn meal mush, corn fritters, Hominy, cornbread, Brunswick stew -Southeastern Native Americans -Tex-Mex cuisine, Cajun, Creole, - Tradition African American (soul food) not being spicy, a lot of herbs, flour, traditional antebellum fare, all types of seafood, barbecue.

DRINK - Soft drink most popular drink ( Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Royal Crown Cola) - Alcoholic beverages two different attitude: - Drinking was often part of festivals and court days - Some dry country do not allow for alcohol sales in. retail outlets - Most popular beers in the south are produced by Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser and Busch, Cartersville.

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