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Ch. 4 Slavery in Mississippi. The Black Code -A set of laws that were passed by the French in 1724, in which only applied to blacks were called the? Black Code, these laws granted slaves very few rights. Marriage, ownership of property, travel, and gathering in groups were restricted.
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Ch. 4 Slavery in Mississippi The Black Code -A set of laws that were passed by the French in 1724, in which only applied to blacks were called the? Black Code, these laws granted slaves very few rights. Marriage, ownership of property, travel, and gathering in groups were restricted. -How did the Black Code provide protection for slaves? When sold, could not separate husbands from wives or children under 14 from parents, owners couldn’t mistreat old or sick slaves, slaves could not work on Sundays, and freed slaves received all privileges of any free citizen.
Cotton Production and Slave Labor -What were some of the products in the South that provided Southern farmers with cash income? Food products, tobacco, indigo, and cotton. -What invention made it easier to separate cotton seeds from the cotton fibers developed by Eli Whitney in 1793? The Cotton Gin
Cotton Production and Slave Labor Cont. -Why was MS well suited for the production of cotton? Land fertile, growing season long, many streams/rivers to ship by boat. -Where was most cotton grown with the help of slave labor on large farms? Plantations Working and Living Conditions -Besides farming for cotton, what did other slaves do? Cooked, cleaned house, tended livestock, made clothes, and cared for small children. -The owner supervised the slaves’ labor. Who was hired if the owner did not live on the farm to supervise the slaves? An Overseer
Working and Living Conditions cont. -Supervised the work of a group of slaves? Slave drivers -Owners used whipping as a form of discipline to punish slaves. What were some incentives owners would offer slaves for good work? Extra clothing, pocket knives, time off, a party, or money. -What was the housing like for a typical slave? Log cabin without windows or flooring. Some better established plantations had better cabins. Cabins were used mainly for sleeping only.
The Slave Community -According to MS law, what were slaves considered to be? Property with no rights. The French black code no longer exists. Families could be broken up, parents separated from children, slaves needed written permission to leave the plantation, slaves could were not suppose to learn to read or write, religious gatherings had to be observed by a white observer, and slaves could not testify in court.
Slave Resistance -Some slaves resisted their owners. In 1831, who was the slave in Virginia that led a revolt that caused the deaths of at least sixty whites and one hundred blacks? Nat Turner -Whites feared slave revolts which led to what? The beatings and executions of slaves without legal process.
Free Blacks -Many free blacks lived in towns like Natchez and Vicksburg. An example, William Johnson, a free black from Natchez, who owned what? Town lots, a farm, and slaves. -The number of free blacks began to decline after 1840 in MS because they feared? The freed blacks would help organize slave revolts.
