1. Nicole Wilson Dima Richards Katerina Tsatsomeros Arabella Dowell Sarah Fisch

2.   Upper South: Tobacco  Coast: Rice  Louisiana and eastern Texas: Sugarcane  Cotton was most important Southern Economy

3.   Eli Whitney  Cotton dominated the region  Excellent for planters  Encouraged slavery Cotton Becomes King The Cotton Gin

4.   Few industry such as Ironworks and copper mines  South was mostly rural villages  Only three large cities; Baltimore, Charlestown, and New Orleans  relied heavily on imported goods.  Looked to the north for supplies because the north was more prosperous. Industry Lags

5.  Society in the South Lawyers, Doctors, Merchants Yeoman Farmers Rural Poor African Americans Planters Less than 1% very wealthy Small-scale planters ascended with cotton boom Wealthy planters dominated economy/legal systems 4 or fewer slaves Worked the land themselves Wanted to become planters to prosper Raised half-wild hogs and chickens Hunting, fishing, gardening 93% enslaved Made up 30% of population of the South

6.  Slavery Southern Planter’s mansion

7.   Life of bondage  Slave codes; laws  Society viewed and treated slaves as property African American’s Legal Status

8.   Some African Americans didn’t live in slavery  By1857 225,000 Africans resided in the south  Some earned freedom  Still didn’t have many rights Free African Americans

9.   Native Americans sang songs of freedom  Had religions  And they had their own languages Coping with Enslavement

10.   African Americans often used songs to pass Along workdays and to enjoy their evenings together.  Songs also represented religion and some Are used for songs of their wanted freedom. African American Culture

11.   Best known slave revolt  “I was intended for some great purpose”-Nat Turner  While waiting for execution he showed little guilt for his deeds. Nat Turner

12.   Native Americans resisted orders  Rebelled against their owners  They acted out against their owners in hopes of having their revenge against what their owners did to them.  Denmark Vesey Resistance and Rebellion

13.  Conclusion

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