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1 Often raised children if mothers or fathers in slavery were sold
Extended families Often raised children if mothers or fathers in slavery were sold

2 The Underground Railroad
Network of “safe houses” that helped slaves escape to freedom

3 Economy relied on production of cotton
Deep South Economy relied on production of cotton

4 Southerners who rented land to farm
Tenant farmers Southerners who rented land to farm

5 Were almost always captured
Runaways Were almost always captured

6 Extended credit to planters until cotton prices were high
Cotton exchanges Extended credit to planters until cotton prices were high

7 Opened a textile factory in South Carolina
William Gregg Opened a textile factory in South Carolina

8 Laws in the Southern states written to prevent slave rebellions
Slave codes Laws in the Southern states written to prevent slave rebellions

9 The ability to read and write
Literacy The ability to read and write

10 Planned a slave revolt in 1821
Denmark Vesey Planned a slave revolt in 1821

11 Not legally recognized between enslaved people
Marriage Not legally recognized between enslaved people

12 Very few existed in the South
Railroads Very few existed in the South

13 Deep South Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas and Texas

14 Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina
Upper South Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina

15 Harriet Tubman Escaped slavery and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad

16 Southern farmers who did not own slaves
Yeomen Southern farmers who did not own slaves

17 “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”
Spiritual “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel”

18 Money to invest in business
Capital Money to invest in business

19 Supervised domestic slaves, gardens and plantation buildings
Plantation wives Supervised domestic slaves, gardens and plantation buildings

20 Led a violent slave rebellion in 1831
Nat Turner Led a violent slave rebellion in 1831


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