Do now 8/31/16 How were free blacks in the north treated differently from free blacks in the south? List the free blacks who contributed to an aspect of the United States that we discussed in class. What was the main purpose for blacks who owned slaves? Have out yesterday’s do now to be checked

African Americans Resist Slavery Chapter 4, Section 3 African Americans Resist Slavery

Gabriel’s Conspiracy (Richmond, VA) Gabriel Prosser was a blacksmith who was hired out. His freedom to move about helped him recruit 1,000 people to join his revolt. On the night of the planned attack, rains forced the attack to be postponed.

During the delay, 2 slaves exposed the plot and authorities rounded up Gabriel and others. The planned attacked caused legislation to pass laws restricting the movement and hiring out of slaves.

Denmark Vesey (Charleston, SC) Vesey was a slave from who had purchased his freedom. He recruited an estimated 9,000 blacks to attack and murder white citizen in Charleston. Shortly before the attack, authorities got word of the plot and arrested Vesey and many of his followers.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion (Southhampton County, VA) Turner and 7 other slaves launched an uprising. Turner’s group killed his owner and family then moved from farm to farm killing as they went. Within 2 days, 60 white people had been killed. Turner’s group of 75 was eventually outnumbered and many were killed or captured.

Turner’s rebellion was the bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history. As a result, laws were created to restrict slave gatherings and further tightened their movement.

The Amistad Mutiny Slaves aboard a Spanish slave ship, Amistad, revolted against the crew. The Africans instructed the crew to bring them back to Africa but instead were brought to the U.S. where they were arrested and held in prison.

The case eventually made it to the U. S The case eventually made it to the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled that the kidnapped Africans had the right to defend themselves. The remaining slaves were allowed to return to Africa.

German Coast Uprising (Germantown, LA) Was led by a free person of color from Haiti and overseer named Charles Deslondes Deslondes gathered a group of slaves and killed the his plantation owner’s son, gathered weapons from his home and then started the journey along River Road toward New Orleans. Deslondes’ group grew to about 500, killing any white person on the road to New Orleans. Eventually, a local militia with help from the U.S. military ended the revolt.

Many slaves were tried and killed. Those slaves who were killed were beheaded. Their heads were placed on sticks and lined up along the road as a reminder to any slave who thought of rebelling.

This was the largest uprising in U.S. history.

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Earning Freedom Lunsford Lane – made pipes and raised chickens in his spare time to earn money to pay his owner for his freedom. Benjamin Bradley – used his earning from his innovations to buy his freedom. Alethia Browning Tanner – saved money she earned selling vegetables to purchase her and 13 of her family members’ freedom

The Underground Railroad A network of people who opposed slavery and helped slaves escape their owners. The stations were home and barns of sympathizers who hid escaped slaves, gave them food and shelter, and transported them to the next station. The individuals who helped smuggle fugitives were known as conductors.

Harriet Tubman was one of the best known conductors who was said to have threatened fugitive slaves with a gun to keep them quiet and from returning to slavery. Levi Coffin was a leading conductor who fiercely opposed slavery.

Great Escapes Henry Brown – folded himself into a box and had himself mailed to Philadelphia One slave traded reading and writing lessons from Thomas Jackson in exchange for pine knots to burn. Once learned, the slave wrote a pass for himself saying that he was a free man and successfully escaped to the North.

Colonization Movement The first attempt at colonization was when Paul Cuffe took 38 African American to Sierra Leone. A group of white Northerners formed a society to finance an African American that wanted to leave the U.S. for Africa. The U.S. established a colony called Liberia on Africa’s west coast where many free blacks moved.

Support of Colonization 1. argued that black would never be fully accepted in the U.S. 2. argued that Africa would offer more opportunities. 3. believed colonization was the first step toward ending slavery

Opposition to Colonization 1. believed black Africans had earned the right to live in the U.S. 2. argued that the idea of white support was so that free blacks could be sent back to Africa, therefore discouraging slaves to rebel. 3. did not approve of dumping black people in distant locations 4 thought that it avoided the controversial issue of slavery

1. Complete opinion question online. 2. Work on Chapter 4 study guide. Remainder of class 1. Complete opinion question online. 2. Work on Chapter 4 study guide. 3. Work on crossword/mobile project: DUE TOMORROW