Chapter 11/ 12 The North & the South. invented the cotton gin, a device that separated cotton...

Chapter 11/ 12Chapter 11/ 12The North & the SouthThe North & the South

invented the cotton gin, invented the cotton gin, a device that separated a device that separated cotton fibers from the cotton fibers from the seedsseeds

large-scale large-scale farmers who held farmers who held more than 20 more than 20 slavesslaves

men who made men who made sure that slaves sure that slaves followed orders.followed orders.

Practice that under the Practice that under the Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise would be prohibited in would be prohibited in any new territories or any new territories or states formed north of states formed north of the 36°30’ linethe 36°30’ line

Kentucky representative Kentucky representative who proposed the who proposed the Missouri Compromise to Missouri Compromise to settle the dispute over settle the dispute over the balance between the balance between slave and free statesslave and free states

The area from South The area from South Carolina to east Texas Carolina to east Texas was calledwas called

believed that God had believed that God had called on him to overthrow called on him to overthrow slavery, and so he led a slavery, and so he led a bloody revolt that ended in bloody revolt that ended in the death of nearly 60 the death of nearly 60 white people and more white people and more than 100 slaves.than 100 slaves.

were among the were among the first groups to first groups to disagree with disagree with slavery based on slavery based on religion.religion.

strict laws that strict laws that severely limited severely limited what slaves could what slaves could do.do.

The most The most important unit of important unit of slave communities slave communities was thewas the

a complete end to a complete end to slaveryslavery

a network of a network of antislavery activists antislavery activists who helped fugitives who helped fugitives escape slavery.escape slavery.

Abolitionists who Abolitionists who helped slaves escape helped slaves escape through the through the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

person who published person who published an antislavery an antislavery newspaper, the newspaper, the Liberator, Liberator, and helped and helped found the American found the American Anti-Slavery SocietyAnti-Slavery Society

Although their family Although their family held slaves, these held slaves, these sisters joined the Anti-sisters joined the Anti-Slavery Society and Slavery Society and delivered lectures delivered lectures against slavery.against slavery.

He described the He described the horrors of slavery in horrors of slavery in his speeches.his speeches.

device used to remove device used to remove seeds from short-staple seeds from short-staple cottoncotton

use of scientific methods use of scientific methods to improve crop to improve crop productionproduction

The most famous The most famous conductor on the conductor on the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

Christian songs that Christian songs that blended African and blended African and European traditionsEuropean traditions

made it a federal crime made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves to assist runaway slaves and allowed fugitive and allowed fugitive slaves to be arrested slaves to be arrested even in areas where even in areas where slavery was illegalslavery was illegal

an organization that an organization that fought for the immediate fought for the immediate emancipation of slaves emancipation of slaves and for racial equality for and for racial equality for African Americans living African Americans living in the United States.in the United States.

faced constant faced constant discrimination discrimination and limitations on and limitations on rightsrights