US History 1, Unit 3 Slavery

Who is the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad? ____________________

Harriet Tubman

What was the reality of potential slave rebellion (what outcomes were likely)? List 2...

Harsher laws on society, more abuse

The most successful slave rebellion (in that they killed some people) was what?

Nat Turner's Rebellion

What word was never used in the Constitution? What phrases were used instead?

Slaves - People in Labor

How did many slave-owners respond to enslaved persons' attempts at regaining their humanity?

They were angry since they relied on slaves to do their work, abused them even more, etc.

Though a slave learning to read/write was prohibited, some did and even a few became preachers - these preachers were looked upon with suspicion by whites - WHY?

Uprisings were led by 2 preachers

Examples of implicit bias

assuming a woman is a nurse in a doctor's office, assuming a blonde person is dumb, assuming someone with colored hair is in the LGBTQ+ community, etc.

What is implicit bias?

attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner

Define euphemism

"a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing."

List ways that slaves could rebel against dehumanization

- Learn to read - Learn to right - Run away / escape - Refuse to work - Forming families etc.

Why did wealthy planters increasingly turn to slavery and away from indentured servitude through the 17th century?

-The belief that African Americans were genetically inferior -Africans could survive diseases -Racism

Approximately ______ of Southern families owned slaves, meaning that ________ did not. Of those that owned slaves, most only held ______________________. Despite being the minority, the ___________________________ (wealthy planters) owned most of the wealth and possessed most of the power.

25% ; 75% ; 5 or less ;

How much of the world's cotton came from the American South?

3/4

By 1860, how many slaves were in the U.S.?

4,000,000

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

Aspirational reasons

Without what product, would the North have been unable to industrialize?

Cotton + Opium

Before this invention, was slavery increasing or decreasing?

Decreasing

Why did many non-slave holding, poor southerners support slavery despite not directly profiting from it?

It boosted their social status

Who said that slavery was a "positive good"?

John C. Calhoune

What were 2 things that the South did not have which was a disadvantage to them in the Civil War?

Railroads/transportation and industry

Avowed Racist John C. Calhoun defended slavery as a good - what jobs did he have (which makes his views that much more upsetting)?

Secretary of State, Secretary of War, Vice President

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

Self preservation

What invention increased the demand and popularity of cotton in the late 18th century?

The Cotton Gin

What was the name of the voyage from Africa to the Americas?

The Middle Passage

Describe it

The Middle Passage was a brutal trip where enslaved people were forced into small capacities on a ship to the New World. 20% of enslaved African Americans died on the trip from suicide, disease, etc.

Long-term consequences of the Triangular Trade in Africa...

The economic incentive for warlords and tribes to participate in the slave trade -> lawlessness, violence Depopulation and the continuous fear of captivity made economic and agricultural development impossible. Made Africa easier for Europeans to colonize/subdue -> poverty Africa lacks health and economic terms