The South, Slavery, and Abolition

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Social Studies Homework D.O.G Lesson Review – P. 151 #1-6.
Advertisements

What were the primary tensions over slavery?
Binghamton East Middle
Slavery and Abolition Hit F5 to begin. Abolitionists By the 1820s more than 100 antislavery societies were advocating for resettlement of blacks in Africa—
How did the south become dependent on slave labor ?
APUSH. Person3 Details of Person’s View on Slavery Actions Person Took to Support Viewpoint.
The Movement to End Slavery
Slavery , the Civil War, and Reconstruction
Slavery Intro to Slavery In the American south, slavery was a way of life. Most all southerners owned slaves. Slaves were used for many things, including.
Abraham Lincoln 1. Mixed beliefs about slavery 2. Slavery was an injustice 3. Did not interfere with slavery in South 4. Against expansion of slavery in.
American Slavery. Triangle Trade Europeans traveled to Africa to capture slaves beginning in the 1500’s Europeans traded guns and goods for African slaves.
Slavery and Freedom.
Ch. 8-4 FIGHTING AGAINST SLAVERY AMERICAN HISTORY.
Chapter 8, Section 4.   In the North, slavery continued to exist until the 1840s  By 1860, nearly 4 million African Americans lived in slavery in the.
By: Grant Brown, Ron Powell. The American Colonization Society was established with a goal of abolishing slavery. Return freed slaves to Africa Abolition:
The issue of slavery. “Necessary Evil” Slave Codes Gave owners full control over life –Marriage –Travel –Education (illegal to read) –“Rights”
African-Americans and The Abolitionist Movement. Slave Family  Parents not legally married  Children did not work the fields until the age of 8  Families.
Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Chapter 13 Section 1 Technology and Industrial Growth Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 The Antislavery.
The South and Slavery AP CHAPTER 10. COTTON AND EXPANSION IN THE OLD SOUTHWEST The South was the ideal place to grow cotton Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin made.
Extended families Often raised children if mothers or fathers in slavery were sold.
New Movements in America The Movement to End Slavery
ABOLITIONISM The fight to end slavery Chapter 15, Section 2 Opposing Slavery How did the antislavery movement begin and grow? How did the Underground.
Lesson 16: Reforming American Society Synopsis: Slavery became an explosive issue, as more Americans joined reformers working to put an end to it. Women.
Objective: To examine the mid-19th century abolitionist movement.
Opposing Slavery. Vocabulary American Colonization Society – organization in the early 1800s that proposed to end slavery by helping African Americans.
Chapter 8 Section 3.   Slavery  Considered an American institution since colonial times  Growth of cotton farming  need for slaves grew  Suffered.
Class Notes. 1. The 3/5 compromise- that 3 out of 5 slaves would count toward representation- also each state would decide whether to allow slavery. 2.
The Old South and Slavery, Chapter 12. Cash Crops  Cotton is King  The British Textile Industry  The Cotton Gin  The Removal of Indians.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON – abolitionist who publishes a newspaper called The Liberator. Taught “SLAVERY WAS SIN!!!!!” William Lloyd Garrison.
Chapter 9 Section 2 Northerners Change Their Thinking FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
Chapter 5: Causes of the Civil War
The Civil War Chapter 10 Lessons 1 and 2. Regional loyalty. sectionalism.
The South.
Southern Economy & the Slave System
Abolitionists. African Americans in the North Most African Americans were free in the North Some were still slaves though Freed African Americans did.
Chapter 8, Section 2 The Fight Against Slavery p
CH 8 Sections 2 Slavery. Abolitionists were encouraged by Charles Finney and other preachers who called slavery a sin. Also, William Lloyd Garrison, who.
The Abolitionist Movement. What is REFORM? the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. EXAMPLES of reform movements...
Reform Movements. Impact of the Second Great Awakening Christian renewal movement.
Abolition. Second Great Awakening Christian renewal movement that spread across the United States in the early 1800s. Individuals responsible for his/her.
Abolitionist/Anti-Slavery. Antislavery Movement ; most preferred religious education, political action, boycotts of slave-harvested goods, or downright.
Abolitionist Movement Before and During the Civil War.
The South People and Cotton. Cotton Kingdom By 1850, Deep South had more people GA, SC, AL, MS, LA, TX European mills wanted cotton Whitney’s cotton gin.
North v South, Slavery, Abolition Sectionalism.
Chapter 16 section 2  In the 1800’s there was an increasing call for emancipation.  Emancipation-freeing of slaves  One idea was to settle free slaves.
Abolitionist Movement
Created & edited by Steve Armstrong
The Abolitionist Movement
Reformers & Abolitionists
The Movement to End Slavery
Slavery and Abolition Pgs
Chapter 12 – Section 2 Fight Against Slavery.
Chapter 12, Lesson 2 ACOS # 12: Identify causes of the Civil War from the northern and southern viewpoints. ACOS # 12a: Describe the importance of the.
CHAPTER 3 LESSON 2.
CH 8 Sections 2 Slavery.
The South and the slave controversy
Abolition Movement Ideas and Leaders.
Abolitionist Movement
The Abolition Movement
The Abolitionist Movement
Abolitionist Movement
The Abolition Movement
The South and the slave controversy
Life of a Slave and Abolition
Abolitionist Movement
13-4 The Movement to End Slavery
8-4.2: Sectionalism.
Chapter 14: A New Spirit of Change
Social Studies Chapter 12
Slavery in the South.
Presentation transcript:

The South, Slavery, and Abolition

Southern Agriculture At first tobacco, rice, indigo Cotton booms and need for slaves rises Cotton gin removes seeds faster and easier, south becomes almost all agricultural

Southern Society 1/3 of southerners owned slaves, half of them were plantation owners (more than 20 slaves) Most were yeomen –small farmers with a few acres and 1-2 slaves Tenant farmers –don’t own the land, pay % of crops to land owners Poor white –lived in shacks, hunt/fish

Slave Life and Culture Work sunup to sundown Age 10 until physically unable Fieldwork, house slaves Considered property, families sold and broken apart Whippings, beating, poor living conditions, set examples, broken feet/toes for runaways caught Spirituals– mix of African folktales and Christianity Slave codes– laws that restricted slaves freedom, can’t travel, learn to read, carry a gun

Challenging Slavery Small ways to fight back: fake sick, work slowly, break/hide tools Attempts to escape, underground railroad- secret routes to north, safehouses, signals Nat Turner’s Rebellion– led slaves in VA, killed over 50 whites, rebellion put down and slaves executed

Abolition Movement Abolition– movement to end slavery, abolitionists Emancipation– freeing of the slaves Northerners who were educated, Quakers, upper class women, ministers William Lloyd Garrison-- started anti-slavery newspaper– Liberator Grimke sisters– from SC slave holding family, move north and speak out against it

African Americans Challenge Slavery Frederick Douglass– taught himself to read as a slave, escaped, gave speeches all over, AA newspaper (North Star), wrote books Harriet Tubman– famous conductor on Underground RR, “Grandma Moses”, never lost a person on escapes

Feedback: Privacy Policy Feedback
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
About project: SlidePlayer Terms of Service

© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc. All rights reserved.