Chapter 11 Section 2 Plantations and Slavery Spread
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The Cotton Boom
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Effects of the Cotton Gin Triggered a vast movement westward
where cotton farming was more difficult. Value of cotton rose so
planters grew more. This led to an increase in cotton exports. More
Native American groups driven off Southern land as plantations
grew. Demand for slaves increased. The Cotton Boom
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From 1790 to 1860, the amount of cotton the South sent to
textile mills in England and the northeastern United States rose
DRAMATICALLY: Slavery Expands
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Now compare the price of a male field hand. Slavery
Expands
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The U.S. government banned the importation of slaves from
Africa in 1808 so the trading of slaves already in the country
increased. See map on p. 334 Slavery Expands
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Slaveholders with large plantations were the wealthiest and
most powerful people in the South. Only about 1/3 of white families
owned slaves. Of the families who owned slaves, only about 1/10 had
large plantations with 20 or more slaves. The majority of Southern
farmers did not own slaves but supported the idea of slavery.
Slavery Divides the South
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Enslaved Africans made up one-third of the Souths population in
1840. Half worked on plantations with white overseers. Read primary
source. African Americans in the South
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Slaves who were not field hands on plantations may have worked
as: Domestic servants Skilled craftsmen Factory hands Day laborers
Free slaves: Born free Freed by owner Bought their own freedom
Lived in cities African Americans in the South
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Though not enslaved, free slaves faced many problems, such as:
Not permitted to live in certain states. Unable to receive an
education. Difficulty in finding work. Possibility of being
captured and sold into slavery.
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African-American culture began on plantations in the early
1800s: Strong religious convictions Close personal bonds Abundance
of music Finding Strength in Religion
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Slaveholders used religion to make slaves ACCEPT their
treatment and obey their masters. Slaves used religion to hold onto
hope. Slaves expressed beliefs through spirituals, or religious
folk songs. Spirituals often contained coded messages. These songs
later influenced blues, jazz, and other forms of American music.
Finding Strength in Religion
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Wayfaring Stranger
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Many slave children were parted from their mothers. Slaves
often married but their unions were not legally recognized. Parents
who lived on other plantations often snuck away to visit their
children. I do not recollect of ever seeing my mother by the light
of day. She was with me in the night. She would lie down with me,
and get me to sleep, but long before I waked she was gone. Fredrick
Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Families
Under Slavery
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Nat Turner led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831 where they
killed 55 white men, women, and children. Nat was quoted as saying,
We do not go forth for the sake of blood and carnageRemember that
ours is not a war for robberyit is a struggle for freedom. Slave
Rebellion Nat Turner
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Whites killed more than 200 African Americans in revenge. Laws
were passed that kept free blacks and slaves from having weapons or
buying liquor. Slaves could not hold religious services unless
whites were present. Postmasters stopped delivering antislavery
publications. Effects of the Turner Rebellion