chapter 12

Congress banned the foreign slave trade in the United States as of 1808. In anticipation of this action, between 1800 and 1808 slave traffickers delivered and southern plantation owners purchased at least __________ Africans into American slavery.

40,000

More independent than the house slaves on plantations were the __________ percent of the workforce trained for craftwork such as carpentry, ironwork, spinning, and weaving.

5 to 8

In an 1835 address to Congress, President Jackson asked for measures curtailing antislavery organizing, including

closing the mails to abolitionist literature.

All of the following statements are true of the Three-Fifths Clause except:

It dictated that slavery would eventually be abolished in the states where it already existed.

All of the following statements are true of the southern slave market except:

It was frequented by white women in large numbers.

Slaves on __________ plantations tended to be healthier than slaves on __________ plantations.

cotton and tobacco; sugar and rice

The American Anti-Slavery dedicated itself to

abolition of slavery without compensation

On large cotton plantations, slaves were more likely to work

in "gangs."

The institution of slavery ultimately meant that the southern economy remained __________ than the North's.

less developed

Rice cultivation was by far the __________ work in which slaves were employed.

most unhealthy