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Pick up a Slavery Overview Handout

Delve into the historical context and key aspects of slavery in the USA before 1860, exploring the Triangle Slave Trade, Slave Codes, economic influences, and social dynamics. Gain insights into the South's defense of slavery and its impact on the country's development. Analyze the significance of cotton production and the spread of slavery in the South. Evaluate diverse arguments on the perpetuation and consequences of slavery in the nation's history.

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Pick up a Slavery Overview Handout

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  1. Opening Task • Pick up a Slavery Overview Handout • Answer Questions 1-3 in the first 5 minutes after the warning crew is here

  2. Day 100 Objectives • Analyze the characteristics of slavery in the USA before 1860 • Disclaimer…Southern POV today

  3. 1. Triangle Slave Trade 2. Middle Passage

  4. 3. Before and After 1700 • Before • Blacks treated equal to white indentured servants • What was in every state by 1700? • Slave Codes!!!

  5. After the Slave Codes? • Caste System • Racism & White Supremacy

  6. 4. Slavery Could’veDied out THRICE

  7. USA’s 1st Chance!!  • Early 1800s, Tobacco = $$$  • Planters in VA about to give up on slavery

  8. LA Purchase 1803 2nd Chance

  9. 3rd Chance was not realistic…

  10. The cracks in the USAare becoming a problem North South

  11. Politically… • Whigs and Strong Federal Gov • Economically • Industrializing • Capitalism • Religiosity? • Strong (Puritan) • Socially?  • City life, Cosmopolitan, more of a cultural blend, immigration North 1800-1850

  12. South 1800-1850 • Politically • Democrats • States Rights…to protect… • Economically • Not very industrialized • Agrarian • Cotton rules • Religiosity • 2nd Great Awakening • Socially • Hierarchy based on slavery

  13. Slavery Picture • ____% of Southerners who could own slaves actually did? • Most homes of the 25% with slaves had about _____slaves • ____% of Southerners had big plantations 25 4-5 1-2

  14. How did most slaves live? • Most worked with their owner in small fields • Treated sortof like? 

  15. South’s defense of slavery • All Democracies have had it… • Greece • Rome • GB

  16. 2nd Reason • Capitalists is more evil! • Exploit labor worse than we do in South • Black Slaves treated better in South than North • Slavery is Socialism…still cared for if old or sick • Slavery is kinder

  17. 3rd Reason  It is in the Bible!!

  18. Reason #4 • USA’s biggest documents support it…TOO BAD!!! • Which ones? • How? • How can the Abolitionists use these documents on their side too?

  19. 5. The country needs it • E, S, or P? • Everyone $$ in on it… • Get rid of it…&?

  20. I can’t defend Reason 6 • Crazy “science” reasons • Phrenology  • study of the shape of the head • who else did this? • What are the findings? • Blacks are not “wired” as well as whites…(?)

  21. Final Question • Title = South Slavery POV • What do you think of the South’s argument for why slavery should exist? Which were the best/worst arguments they made? • 0 = Terrible Argument • 10 = Great Argument

  22. Cotton and the South • Cotton Production explodes after the Cotton Gin invention

  23. Harper's Magazine

  24. Cotton Gin Effects Recap • More… • Fields made • Cotton grown • Slaves needed in fields to reap the cotton • Expansion desired by South

  25. Cotton’s Importance to the USA • After Cotton Gin, what percent of World’s Cotton grown in USA? • 1860, what percent of USA’s exports is cotton? • How can this be a big deal? And for whom? 75% 60%

  26. Biggest Effect of Cotton Explosion in the South? • “King Cotton” means? • Cotton is a FORCE that rules the south ESP and… • Is a political negotiator with the North and… • EUROPE • So what will King Cotton tell the North? • Don’t mess with me and my land…or what?

  27. The South will bring the North & Europe to their knees!!

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