history chapter 11

n 1850, a majority of southern slaveholders owned how many slaves?

1 to 5

By 1860, what percentage of southern white families owned slaves?

25%

how much of the world's cotton supply came from the southern United States

3/4

Jumping over a broomstick was a ceremony celebrating

A slave marriage

John C. Calhoun and George Fitzhugh

Agreed that slavery was not a necessary evil, but a positive good

Task labor

Allowed slaves to take on daily jobs and set their own pace

Urban slaves

Most often were domestic servants

he internal slave trade in the US involved the movement of thousands of enslaved persons from

Older states like Virginia to the Lower South

The paternalist ethos in southern slavery

justified the right of the master to rule over the slave.

a slave uprising resulting in the death of over 60 white people in virginia, 1831

nat turners rebellion

Members of the planter class

owned at least 20 slaves, controlled the most fertile land, and dominated the socio-economic and politics of the South.

The idea that slaves were deprived of freedom for their own good

paternalism

a series of arguments stating slavery as a positive good, not a necessary evil.

proslavery argument

Why did most poor southern farmers consent to the slavocracy of the South?

regional loyalty, kinship ties, and racism

The massive slave trade from the upper south to the lower south, post-end of slave importation

second middle passage

a slave ship captured that resulted in a major court case and the return of slaves to africa

the Amistad

The proslavery defense included all of the following EXCEPT

the argument that slavery was a necessary evil

A phrase used by whites in the south to refer to slavery, with out using the word "slavery"

the peculiarT institution

a secret system of routes and safehouses that would lead slaves to freedom in the north.

underground Railroad

Were slaveholders used the Bible to make proslavery arguments.

yes

By the late 1830s, the South's pro-slavery argument

Claimed slavery was essential to economic/culturalprogress

an american abolitionist that made numerous trips to help slaves find their freedom up north

Harriet Tubman

"Silent sabotage" can be defined as when slaves

Did poor work and broke tools

gender roles under slavery

Differed from white society b/c male & female were both somewhat powerless

"Lords of the loom" refers to

Early New England factory owners

Fugitive slaves

Generally understood that the North Star led to freedom

"A man loves his children b/c they are weak, helpless, and dependent. He loves his wife for similar reasons." Who said?

George Fitzhugh

Who criticized the language of the Declaration of Independence?

John C. Calhoun

Which statement about Nat Turner's Rebellion is true?

Many southern whites were in a panic after the rebellion

Why did southern slaves live better by the mid-19th century than those in South America

The rising value of slaves made it profitable

worlds major crop produced by slave labor

cotton

A phrase describing the virtues of cotton and the change it brought upon the south

cotton is king

a failed uprising in south carolina led by a free black man

denmark veseys conspiracy

Due to paternalism, slaves rarely had to fear having their families broken up.

false

Plantation mistresses rarely had to do any work or manage anything on the plantation.

false

Unlike slaves, many free blacks could own dogs, firearms, and liquor.

false

Was the Underground Railroad was an actual railroad.

false

What did most Southern farmers in the backcountry rely on?

family labor

Slaves who escaped from their owners

fugitive slaves