Denmark Vesey Text Questions

What and WHO made the movement grow?

Anti-slavery newspapers; William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sarah and Angelina Grimke.

What types of jobs did free *men* do?

Bricklayer, Carpenter, or wagon driver

How did the General Assembly respond to the uprising?

Created measures to make it much harder to free slaves

What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?

Ending or abolishing slavery

What were the free blacks in SC referred to as?

Free persons of color

What types of jobs did free black *women* do?

House maids or in the needlecrafts

Whose inauguration marked the first peaceful transfer from one political party to another?

Jefferson

Describe Charleston's elite class of free blacks?

Light skin and owned property

What is the difference between nationalism an sectionalism?

Nationalism is pride or patriotism for one's country, sectionalism is an intense focus on local or regional issues or needs

Once he was free, what did Denmark Vesey do?

Opened a carpentry shop and became an artisan

What led to the slave patrols being on high alert in the early 1800s?

Plots to rebel

What jobs did field hands do?

Spent daylight hours bent over in the fields, six days a week

What did Denmark Vesey do in his position as a Sunday school teacher?

Spoke against slavery and supported revolts

Which 2 men opposed one another in the presidential election of 1800?

Thomas Jefferson vs. John Adams

When was Denmark Vesey able to buy his freedom?

When he won the lottery prize