1. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 12/e
Chapter Eleven:
Cotton, Slavery, and
the Old South
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2. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
The Cotton Economy
The Rise of King Cotton
Decline of the
Tobacco Economy
Short-Staple Cotton
Spread of Cotton
Production
Slavery and Cotton in the South, 1820 & 1860
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3. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
The Cotton Economy
The Rise of King Cotton
Decline of the Tobacco Economy
Short-Staple Cotton
Spread of Cotton
Production
Expansion of Slavery
Cotton Gin in Use (Library of Congress)
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4. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
The Cotton Economy
Sources of Southern Difference
Reasons for Colonial Dependency
Plantations In Louisiana, 1858
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5. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
The Cotton Economy
Sources of Southern Difference
Reasons for Colonial Dependency
The Cavalier Image
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6. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
White Society in the South
The Planter Class
Planter Aristocracy
Plantation
Management
A Georgia Plantation
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7. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
White Society in the South
The “Southern Lady”
Subordinate Status of Women
Other Burdens
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8. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
White Society in the South
The Plain Folk
Limited Educational Opportunities
Hill People
Close Relations with the Plantation Aristocracy
Commitment to Paternalism
Limited Class Conflict
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9. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”
Varieties of Slavery
Legal Basis of Slavery
Reality of Slavery
Task and Gang Systems
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10. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”
Life Under Slavery
High Slave Mortality Rates
House Slaves
Sexual Abuse
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11. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”
The Slave Trade
Slave Markets
The Business of Slavery (Library of Congress)
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12. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
The Culture of Slavery
African-American Religion
Slave Religion
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13. Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
The Culture of Slavery
The Slave Family
Slave Marriages
Importance of Kinship Networks
Paternal Nature of Slavery
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