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1 The South and the Slavery Controversy By: Alicia Gansley Gabby Lupoli Tyler Salomon Stephanie Langan

2 Theme There were many varying viewpoints on slavery in the late eighteenth to mid- nineteenth century in America. The issue of dissenting views divided the country and was one of the main contributing factors to the Civil War.

3 Time Line

4 1793: The Cotton Gin transforms slavery and the cotton economy emerges http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/5/5f/20060827231614!Cotton_gin_harpe rs.jpg ://=&h=350&w=368&sz=35&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=EP S65sBMMcoM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq% 3Dcotton%2Bgin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

5 1800-1839: Slave rebellions http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/jb/reform/jb_reform_amistad_2_e.jpg http://www.93950.com/boats/images/amistad.jpg http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2007/06/18/amistad_eleven_470x300.jpg

6 1808: Congress outlaws the slave trade http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/slave-ship-2.jpg http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SlaveTrade/collection/large/E027.JPG http://miley.wlu.edu/hist366/slave-trade.jpg

7 1817: American Colonization Society http://www.mdhs.org/Library/Images/Mellon%20Images/Z24access/z24-01521.jpg http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Baker_00/03-04/baker-nmr-hec-3-04/images/acs.gif

8 1820: Missouri Compromise

9 1829-1845: Literary works of Antislavery supporters http://www.teachushistory.org/files/imagecache/screen/fi les/resources/NewEnglandAntislaveryAlmanac1841.jpg http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/digitizedbotw/swblog.jpg

10 1833: American Antislavery Society http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/American_Anti-Slavery_Society.gif

11 1834-1837: Abolitionist are Persecuted http://www.freewebs.com/frederickdouglass555/Frederick%20Douglas.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/th umb/4/43/Sojourner_Truth_01.jpg/423px- Sojourner_Truth_01.jpg

12 Chapter Sixteen

13 Economy of the Cotton Kingdom Invention of the cotton gin Invention of the cotton gin Cotton became the most important export Cotton became the most important export More land was bought, more slaves were bought More land was bought, more slaves were bought http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/clothing/pictures/cotton.jpg

14 Southern Social Structure Influenced by a planter aristocracy Influenced by a planter aristocracy Huge gap between the rich and the poor Huge gap between the rich and the poor Status of women Status of women

15 Poor Whites and Free Blacks Poor whites had little more respect than slaves Poor whites had little more respect than slaves They defended slavery in pursuit of “American Dream” They defended slavery in pursuit of “American Dream” Free blacks were successful but badly treated Free blacks were successful but badly treated

16 The Plantation System Great demand of slave labor Great demand of slave labor Slaves were given dangerous work Slaves were given dangerous work Slave auctions were brutal Slave auctions were brutal http://www.visitsoutherncomfort.com/images/nola0103.jpg

17 Life Under Slavery Conditions varied from region to region Conditions varied from region to region Slaves were treated brutally and denied basic human rights Slaves were treated brutally and denied basic human rights Denied education and other important right Denied education and other important right http://www.septicisle.info/uploaded_images/slavery.png

18 The Abolitionist Crusade/Abolition and the Northern Conscience Mob outbursts against abolitionists in the North Mob outbursts against abolitionists in the North Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass

19 Southern Backlash Hysteria over various slave rebellions Hysteria over various slave rebellions Defended slavery with the Bible Defended slavery with the Bible Contrasted treatment of southern slaves with treatment of northern factory workers Contrasted treatment of southern slaves with treatment of northern factory workers

20 Conclusion Over the years from about 1790 to 1840, the schism between the North and the South grew due to the pressing issue of slavery. http://www.wisegorilla.com/images/civilwar/civil%20war%20map.gif

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