Transcript Friday 16, 2012 Map Quiz Current Events Slavery Map Quiz #7

Friday 16, 2012
Map Quiz
Current Events
Slavery
Map Quiz #7
Video Slavery
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Slavery in the United States
12 million Africans arrived between the
16th-18th century
1860 U. S. census, 393,975
individuals, representing 8% of all
US families, owned 3,950,528
slaves
Slave Ship
Slavery in America
American Anti-Slavery
Society
Journal produced by the anti
slavery society
American Anti-Slavery Society
Dates: 1833-1870
Main activist arm of the abolition movement
founded by William Lloyd Garrison
sponsored meetings, adopted resolutions,
signed anti slavery petitions to send to
congress, published journals, printed
propaganda, and sent out agents to perform
lectures in Northern states to carry anti-slavey
message
American Anti-Slavery Society
Participants were drawn from religious
circles as wells as the free black
community (6 blacks served on first
board of mangers)
Would eventually split which would go
on to create different political parties
including the Republican Party
Gabriel’s
Rebellion
Date: 1800
picture: painting of Gabriel’s
trial
Slave who was literate and artisan
Planned a revolt in Richmond, VA
Enlisted slaves, poor whites, and hoped
“True” Republicans would join
Plans were leaked before rebellion and 25
members were executed including Gabriel
South became worried about future slave revolts
so passed restrictions on freed blacks, as well as
the education, assembly and hiring out of slaves
Harpers Ferry
raid
Date(s) Oct. 16-18, 1859
Picture of raid in action lead
by John Brown
John Brown (white abolitionist) attempted to
start armed slave revolt by seizing the U.S.
arsenal @ Harpers Ferry
Was defeated by General Robert E. Lee
Was found guilty of treason and hung
First use of violence to end slavery
Southern states began to train militias to
protect against slave revolt
Harriet Tubman and
the Underground Rail
Road
Dates: 1850’s-1860’s
picture: Harriet Tubman
Was created to help escaped black
slaves escape to the North (Canada
and Free Northern States
Network of secret routes and slave
houses
30,000-100,000 slaves were able to use
to escape to freedom during its 10 year
height
Missouri
Compromise
Date: 1824
picture: map of Missouri
Compromise
Agreement passed to smooth relations
over with North and South
Said that Missouri could come in as
slave state, Main would be a free state
Slavey would now have regulations
Nat Turner’s
Rebellion
Date: Aug. 21-22 1821
picture: artist depiction of
rebellion
Occurred in Southhampton, VA
Rebel slaves killed 55-65 white owners (Highest number
ever killed by uprising in the South)
Turner was able to escape after the rebellion and live for
about 2 months before being captured
Aftermath was wide sped fear of white southerners.
Militias were created and massacre of slaves had begin
at least 100 were killed by mobs and militias and 50
were killed due to accused involvement in rebellion
Northwest
Ordinance
Date: July 13, 1783
picture: Marietta Ohio
passed by congress to set up first
organized territory of the United States,
south of the Great Lakes and North and
West of the Missouri River
Included that there would be no slavery
in the newly created territory which
would later set up the boundaries
between free and slave territory
between the Appalachian Mts. and the
Missouri River
Uncle Tom’s
Cabin
Date:
picture: Cover of book written
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher
Stowe that many believe laid ground work for
The Civil War
Fueled anti-slavey movement in the North
because people were learning about the
mistreatment of slaves
19th century was 2nd best selling book behind
the Bible
Also created stereotypes that many used to
describe blacks (mammy, Pappy, Master, ect.)