1. Slavery After Independence
Doc B
Slavery After Independence
Many northern states end slavery or institute programs of gradual emancipation.
ending slavery in the state slowly over time.

2. Free states = states that DO NOT permit slavery
Slave states = states that DO permit slavery

3. Slavery After Independence
Doc C
Slavery After Independence
International slave trade closes in 1808.

4. American Slave Population Census Figures, 1790-1860
International Slave Trade Closes (1807)

5. Natural increase – slave mothers having children
If the international slave trade closes in 1807, how then, does slavery continue to grow in the southern states?
Natural increase – slave mothers having children
Partus Sequitur Ventrem - slave status of a child followed that of his or her mother
2. Domestic slave trade – buying of slaves
within the U.S. (domestic).

7. Slavery After Independence
Docs A and D
Slavery After Independence
Enslaved men and women took it upon themselves to gain freedom.
Running Away
Freedom Petitions
Fugitive Slave Law (1793)

8. Topics from 12 Years a Slave
Life as a slave
Master-slave
relationship
Topics from 12 Years a Slave
Slave Resistance

9. With your group members: Discuss/determine what the topic means.
Identify two or three questions that relate to the topic.
Example:
TOPIC: Gender
Sub-questions:
Were men and women treated differently?
What were the established gender roles/norms?

10. Topics from 12 Years a Slave
How was life different for male and female slaves?
Life as a slave
To what extent could enslaved people exercise agency and power
while subjugated
in the master-slave relationship?
Master-slave
relationship
What did motherhood mean for enslaved women?
How did slaves attempt to create a community?
How did masters justify owning and, at times, violently abuse (both physically and mentally) enslaved men and women?
Topics from 12 Years a Slave
Did resistance look different for enslaved men and women?
How did slaves resist mental enslavement?
Slave Resistance
What were some examples of small acts of resistance?
What were the various barriers to planning and executing a slave rebellion or uprising?

11. Annotating Instructions: As you read, use a different highlighter to distinguish between excerpts/passages that relate to the three different topics.
= Life as a slave
= Master-slave relationship
Slaves found ways to “control” or manipulate their masters.
= Slave resistance
Slaves expressing desire to run-away but do not know the geography of the land.

12. Narrative - Weaves together information to tell a story (can be fiction or non-fiction)
Solomon Northup (the author) was a free black man living in New York. He was kidnapped in 1841.
Solomon Northup was rescued in years later (hence the narrative’s title).
Rescued in Louisiana – at the time, working on a cotton plantation.
This narrative was published in London in 1853 just as the anti-slavery or abolitionist
movement was growing in America.

13. Exit Slip: Use the information you discerned from the front cover to respond to the following questions: What are you reading Greg’s class and why are you reading it?