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Slavery After Independence

Doc B. Slavery After Independence. Many northern states end slavery or institute programs of gradual emancipation. ending slavery in the state slowly over time. Free states = states that DO NOT permit slavery Slave states = states that DO permit slavery. Doc C.

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Slavery After Independence

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  1. Doc B Slavery After Independence • Many northern states end slavery or institute programs of gradual emancipation. ending slavery in the state slowly over time.

  2. Free states = states that DO NOT permit slavery Slave states = states that DO permit slavery

  3. Doc C Slavery After Independence • International slave trade closes in 1808.

  4. American Slave Population Census Figures, 1790-1860 International Slave Trade Closes (1807)

  5. If the international slave trade closes in 1807, how then, does slavery continue to grow in the southern states? • Natural increase – slave mothers having children • Partus Sequitur Ventrem - slave status of a child followed that of his or her mother 2. Domestic slave trade – buying of slaves within the U.S. (domestic).

  6. Docs A and D Slavery After Independence • Enslaved men and women took it upon themselves to gain freedom. Running Away Freedom Petitions Fugitive Slave Law (1793)

  7. Life as a slave Master-slave relationship Topics from 12 Years a Slave Slave Resistance

  8. With your group members: • Discuss/determine what the topic means. • Identify two or three questions that relate to the topic. • Example: • TOPIC: Gender • Sub-questions: • Were men and women treated differently? • What were the established gender roles/norms?

  9. How was life different for male and female slaves? To what extent could enslaved people exercise agency and power while subjugated in the master-slave relationship? Life as a slave Master-slave relationship What did motherhood mean for enslaved women? How did slaves attempt to create a community? How did masters justify owning and, at times, violently abuse (both physically and mentally) enslaved men and women? Topics from 12 Years a Slave Did resistance look different for enslaved men and women? How did slaves resist mental enslavement? Slave Resistance What were some examples of small acts of resistance? What were the various barriers to planning and executing a slave rebellion or uprising?

  10. Annotating Instructions: As you read, use a different highlighter to distinguish between excerpts/passages that relate to the three different topics. = Life as a slave Slaves found ways to “control” or manipulate their masters. = Master-slave relationship = Slave resistance Slaves expressing desire to run-away but do not know the geography of the land.

  11. Narrative - Weaves together information to tell a story (can be fiction or non-fiction) Solomon Northup (the author)was a free black man living in New York. He was kidnapped in 1841. Solomon Northup was rescued in 1853 - 12 years later (hence the narrative’s title). Rescued in Louisiana – at the time, working on a cotton plantation. This narrative was published in London in 1853 just as the anti-slavery or abolitionist movement was growing in America.

  12. Exit Slip: Use the information you discerned from the front cover to respond to the following questions: What are you reading Greg’s class and why are you reading it?

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