Plantations and slavery spread

What were the effects of Nat Turner's rebellion?

55 white men, women and children were killed. Turner was caught and hanged. Fear spread in the south causing the death of 200 African Americans. Laws were passed for African Americans, preventing them from buying, and doing certain things. After Nat Turner's rebellion, it was extremely hard for African Americans to find employment anywhere.

How did the invention of the cotton gin change Southern life?

Eli Whitney's cotton gin changed the south by, triggering vast westward movement, made it so planter grew more cotton, and the cotton exports expanded. Also, Native Americans were driven off southern lands, and slavery continued to be an important source of labor.

What kind of work did enslaved African Americas do?

Half of the African Americans worked on plantations in the south, and other slaves worked in the city as, domestic servants, skilled craftsmen, factory hands, and day laborers.

What forms of resistance did slavery take?

Slaves took chances by resisting. Some of these acts of resistance led to death. Some slaves rebelled by running away, going to visit family on different plantations, and following the underground railroad to freedom.

What was life like for free African Americans in the south?

The African Americans were treated badly, not allowed to vote, they weren't allowed an education, and they had to live with the fear of being re-captured, and sold back into slavery.

How did the rise in cotton production affect slavery?

Slavery increased greatly. Growing cotton required a large work force and slaves became much more valuable.

What role did religion play in the system of slavery?

Religion helped enslaved Americans endure slavery. They were inspired of the story of Moses, and they expressed their religious beliefs in spirituals that passed on hidden messages. They sang folk songs and were influenced by jazz music.