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1 America: Past and Present Chapter 13
MASTERS AND SLAVES America: Past and Present Chapter 13

2 Slavery and the Southern Economy
Lower South Economy dependent on cotton Slave labor central Blacks constitute nearly half the population Upper South Mixed economy Whites outnumber blacks three to one Slave labor less important

3 Economic Adjustment in the Upper South
Mixed farming in Virginia and Maryland Need less labor, more capital Upper South sells slaves to lower South Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky take on characteristics of industrializing North Sectional loyalty of upper South uncertain

4 The Rise of the Cotton Kingdom
"Short-staple" cotton drives cotton boom Cotton gin makes seed extraction easy Year-round requirements suited to slave labor Cotton in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas Large planters dominate cotton production 1850--South produces 75% of world's cotton, cotton the most important U.S. business

5 Slavery and Industrialization
Southerners resent dependence on Northern industry, commerce Southerners project industrial schemes some propose using free white labor others propose the use of slaves Slaves work in southern factories High cotton profits discourage shift to industry

6 The "Profitability" Issue
Slavery not profitable for South as a whole White small farmers have lower living standards than most Northern farmers Profits from cotton not well-distributed Slave system results in waste of human resources, Southern underdevelopment

7 The Slaveholding Society
Wealth divides white Southerners by class Race divides all Southerners by caste

8 The Planters' World Big planters set tone, values of Southern life
Planter wealth based on commerce land speculation slave-trading cotton planting Plantations managed as businesses Romantic ideals imitated only by richest

9 Planters and Slaves Planters pride themselves on paternalism
Better living standard for Southern slaves than others in Western Hemisphere Relatively decent treatment due in part to their increasing economic value after 1808 Planters actually deal little with slaves Slaves managed by overseers Violent coercion accepted by all planters

10 The World of the Plain Folk
Slave conditions worst with fewer than 20 Slaves share the master's poverty Slaves at the complete mercy of the master Most white Southerners non-slaveholders Southern small farmers lack access to commercial outlets

11 Yeomen, Planters, and Race
Small farmers resent large planters Some aspire to planter status Average whites fear and hate blacks Slavery viewed as a system for keeping blacks "in their place"

12 A Closed Mind and a Closed Society
Planters fear growth of abolitionism Planters encourage closing of ranks Slavery defended as a positive good Africans depicted as inferior Slavery defended with Bible Slavery a humane asylum to improve Africans Slavery superior to Northern wage labor Contrary points of view suppressed

13 The Black Experience Under Slavery
Constant resistance of Southern ideology, repression Constant aspiration to freedom

14 Forms of Slave Resistance: Rebellion
1800--Gabriel Prosser 1822--Denmark Vesey 1831--Nat Turner

15 Other Forms of Slave Resistance
Work-related feign illness work slowdowns destroy tools poison masters Run away Stories, songs asserting equality Religion

16 The Struggles of Free Blacks
Southern free blacks severely restricted Sense of solidarity with slaves Generally unable to help Northern free blacks discriminated against Northern African-Americans organize Help slaves escape the South Black abolitionists demand racial equality Form abolitionist societies and newspapers

17 African-American Religion
Black Christianity the cornerstone of an emerging African-American culture Whites fear religion’s subversive potential, try to supervise churches and preaching Slave religion kept secret from whites Reaffirmed the inherent joy of life Preaches the inevitable day of liberation

18 The Slave Family Normal family life difficult for slaves
Fathers cannot always protect children Families vulnerable to breakup by masters Most reared in strong, two-parent families Extended families provide nurture, support amid horror of slavery Slave culture a family culture

19 A Divided Society Separate Southern worlds
Planters Slaves Less affluent whites Free blacks Held together by plantation economy, web of customary relationships

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