slavery history creative

the most successful slave rebellion that which people actually got killed was by

Nat Turner Aug 1831

the Yeomen farmers, who were the poorest of all, were in favor of slavery-why

racism reason and aspiration reasons

Avowed racist and all around ass-hat John C. Calhoun defended slavery as a good - what jobs did he have (which makes his views that much more upsetting?)

secretary of state 1844-1845, secretary of war 1817-1825, vice president 1825-1832

the justification for slavery, as a way of actually caring for the slaves is called what

self-preservation

without what product would the north have been unable to industrialize?

southern cotton

the sparse industry in the south produced what fraction of manufactured goods?

10%

what approximate number of slaves made the journey north every year in search of freedom?

1000

how many uprisings were held the suspicious preachers

2

how much of the world's cotton came from the American south

3/4

by 1860 how many slaves were the U.S?

4 million

In his final goodbye, John does not say "Don't forget to be awesome" but instead says "don't forget to be ______________" - what does he replace awesome with?

Abolitionist

what does the "queen's dominions"

Canada

what would usually happen to stop slave rebellions

Prohibiting slave writing, reading and preaching

what were two things the South did not have during the Civil War

Railroads, industries

slaves that worked in the cotton fields worked in 'gangs' under an overseer or a what (which was another slave with a position slight power)?

driver

what is one way slaves could rebel against dehumanization which could be upset by the sale of one or more slaves

forming families