THIS WILL BE ONLINE!!!!!!!

1. THIS WILL BE ONLINE!!!!!!!

2. 8-3 Slavery Blair Burak, Allie Friedland, Danielle Haltzman, Lindsey Schmidt, Allegra Straub

3. “Kings Cotton” • From the book “Cotton Is King” by David Christy published 1855 • “Thus, the very tings necessary to the overthrow of American Slavery, were left undone, while those essential to its prosperity, were continued in the most active operation; so that, now, after nearly a ‘thirty years’ war’, we may say empathetically, COTTON IS KING, and his enemies are vanquished.” -David Christy Cotton Is King 1855

4. Slavery in the Southas said by David Christy • South would have ended slavery if there was not a high demand for cotton over the past three years • Even the northerners who were AGAINST slavery used slave products

5. Southern States • In 1820 The South included 6 of the original 13 states Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia • It also included Included newer states carved out from Ohio river valley Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana • 1850 -Arkansas and Texas joined the union and became part of the cotton belt, a band of states stretching from South Carolina to Texas

6. The Geography of Southern Farming • Rural area • farming was profitable because of fertile soil and rain • Farmers relied on British/northern banks for loans • Most common jobs were lawyers, doctors, and preachers, they wanted to become farmers • 15,000 families owned plantations

7. used enslaved workers to make cash crops • ¼ of all slaves lived on plantations • Plantations owners would buy land from their poorer neighbors to have large plots of land for cotton and sugar • Virginia & North Carolinia were tobacco stated as opposed to cotton states • Kentucky had a varried selection- including the breeding of horses

8. Slow Urban Growth • New Orleans, Charleston, and Richmond’s cities gradually developed • Problems were run down housing and poor sanitation • 8% of white southerners lived in towns with more than 4,000 people • Only 12% of the 3.7 million African Americans were free

9. The Slavery System • 1804- all northern states eighter banned slavery or passed laws to end it • Couldn’t end slave trade before 1808 • 1820- slave population numbered about 1.5 million • 1850- population doubled to over 3 million • 1860- African Americans made up more than half of the population

10. Slavery on Small and Large Farms-          most slaves lived on large cotton plantations -          each slave community numbered about 20 -          life was generally harsher on plantations -          life was extremely difficult for women- taking care of children, household, cooking &serving food, cleaned and labored in their owners field Slaves as Property-          as the demand for slaves increased, so did the prices that slave traders demanded -          slaves cost about $500- most farmers could not afford to have them

11. Slave Revolts-          only a small percent of slaves ever managed to escape or win there freedom Vesey’s Plan-          a young slave named Denmark Vesey bought his freedom with money he had won in a street lottery -          he worked as a carpenter and then became a preacher -          he preached against slavery -          criticized African Americans who didn’t stand up to whites -          made plans for slave revolt -          plotted to seize the city of Charleston- involved hundreds of rebels -          in June, South Carolina troops smashed the rebellion before it could even start -          35 African Americans were hanged and another 32 were expelled from South Carolina

12. Turner’s Rebellion-          Nat Turner, a 31 year old African American preacher, planned Turner’s Rebellion -          Led up to 70 slaves in raids on white families in Virginia -          Killed more than 50 people -          Turner got hanged -          Killed people who weren’t involved in the revolt

13. White Southerners Alarmed-          African Americans out numbered the white population- they deeply feared slave revolts -          Virginia considered ending slavery- but it joined other states in tightening restrictions on slaves -          Virginia & North Carolina passed laws against teaching slaves to read

14. FUN FACT!!!!!!! • Corporations played an indispensable role in building America, and corporate growth has brought progress that benefits all with cheaper goods and better jobs.