history chapter 11
n 1850, a majority of southern slaveholders owned how many slaves?
1 to 5
By 1860, what percentage of southern white families owned slaves?
25%
how much of the world's cotton supply came from the southern United States
3/4
Jumping over a broomstick was a ceremony celebrating
A slave marriage
John C. Calhoun and George Fitzhugh
Agreed that slavery was not a necessary evil, but a positive good
Task labor
Allowed slaves to take on daily jobs and set their own pace
Urban slaves
Most often were domestic servants
he internal slave trade in the US involved the movement of thousands of enslaved persons from
Older states like Virginia to the Lower South
The paternalist ethos in southern slavery
justified the right of the master to rule over the slave.
a slave uprising resulting in the death of over 60 white people in virginia, 1831
nat turners rebellion
Members of the planter class
owned at least 20 slaves, controlled the most fertile land, and dominated the socio-economic and politics of the South.
The idea that slaves were deprived of freedom for their own good
paternalism
a series of arguments stating slavery as a positive good, not a necessary evil.
proslavery argument
Why did most poor southern farmers consent to the slavocracy of the South?
regional loyalty, kinship ties, and racism
The massive slave trade from the upper south to the lower south, post-end of slave importation
second middle passage
a slave ship captured that resulted in a major court case and the return of slaves to africa
the Amistad
The proslavery defense included all of the following EXCEPT
the argument that slavery was a necessary evil
A phrase used by whites in the south to refer to slavery, with out using the word "slavery"
the peculiarT institution
a secret system of routes and safehouses that would lead slaves to freedom in the north.
underground Railroad
Were slaveholders used the Bible to make proslavery arguments.
yes
By the late 1830s, the South's pro-slavery argument
Claimed slavery was essential to economic/culturalprogress
an american abolitionist that made numerous trips to help slaves find their freedom up north
Harriet Tubman
"Silent sabotage" can be defined as when slaves
Did poor work and broke tools
gender roles under slavery
Differed from white society b/c male & female were both somewhat powerless
"Lords of the loom" refers to
Early New England factory owners
Fugitive slaves
Generally understood that the North Star led to freedom
"A man loves his children b/c they are weak, helpless, and dependent. He loves his wife for similar reasons." Who said?
George Fitzhugh
Who criticized the language of the Declaration of Independence?
John C. Calhoun
Which statement about Nat Turner's Rebellion is true?
Many southern whites were in a panic after the rebellion
Why did southern slaves live better by the mid-19th century than those in South America
The rising value of slaves made it profitable
worlds major crop produced by slave labor
cotton
A phrase describing the virtues of cotton and the change it brought upon the south
cotton is king
a failed uprising in south carolina led by a free black man
denmark veseys conspiracy
Due to paternalism, slaves rarely had to fear having their families broken up.
false
Plantation mistresses rarely had to do any work or manage anything on the plantation.
false
Unlike slaves, many free blacks could own dogs, firearms, and liquor.
false
Was the Underground Railroad was an actual railroad.
false
What did most Southern farmers in the backcountry rely on?
family labor
Slaves who escaped from their owners
fugitive slaves