Crash Course #13: Slavery
The most successful slave rebellion (in which they killed some people) was what?
Nat Turner's Rebellion
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 approximate number per year made the journey north in search of freedom?
about 1000 per year
Without what product, would the North have been unable to industrialize?
cotton and opium
The justification for slavery, as a way of actually caring for the slaves is called what?
paternalism
The sparse industry in the South produced what fraction of manufactured goods?
10%
Though a slave learning to read and write was prohibited, some did and even a few became preachers- these preachers were looked upon with suspicion by whites and this was logical since how many uprisings were led by preachers?
2
By 1860, how many slaves in US?
4,000,000
How much of the worlds cotton came from the American South?
75%
The yeomen farmers who were the poorest of all, were in favor of slavery, why?
Aspirational reasons
The MYSTERY DOCUMENT refers to the "queen's dominions", which means what place?
Canada
Slaves that worked in the cotton fields worked in gangs under an overseer or a what (which was a slave with a position of slight power?)
Driver
What was one of the ways that slaves could rebel against dehumanization which could be upset by the sale of one or more of the slaves?
Forming families
What were 2 things that the South did not have which was a disadvantage to them in the Civil War?
Railroads and Industry
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) and Vice President (1825-1832)
What was the reality of potential slave rebellion (what outcomes were likely)?
harsher laws that forbade slaves from preaching, and prohibited teaching them to read
