Slavery in the 1800’s

Natalie DeVincentis

Slavery wttw.org

Louisiana Purchase

• 1803

• Doubled territory

• Debate over whether to

allow slavery

or not

US Louisiana Purchase wikipedia.org

End of War of 1812

• Sparked rapid growth of cities and industries

in America

• Westward expansion

Missouri Compromise of 1820• Prohibited slavery in the north• Allowed slavery in the south M

issouri Comprom

ise savagesandscoundrals.net

Antebellum Period

• Began in 1830’s• Marked by rapid territorial expansion• Beginning of slavery becoming popular

Topics5and6 kirkwood.mo.us

Slavery

• Crucial role in the development of the United States

• Labor to settle and develop the New World

Slave Labor• Cotton picked by slaves was over half of

exporting value

Color of Money gallerychuma.com

Slavery Conditions

• Deprivation• Separation of families• Physical hardship

House Slaves

• House work – cleaning, cooking, etc.• Select few

Tour Through Slavery blackhistorymonth.org

Field Slaves

• Tended to plantation fields• 10-18 hours per day or sunrise to sunset

Slaves in Fields blackisonline.com

Consequences

• Slowing down or quitting work resulted in flogging or in extreme cases, death

Slavery in the US 1865 nairland.com

Clothing

• House slaves were dressed better by second-

hand clothing

• Field slaves

• – Women: long dresses and turbans

• – Men: pants and long coats

• – Children: little/no clothing until puberty

Food

• Weekly rations from master

• If permitted, slaves could grow their own food

in a small garden• Breakfast at daybreak

• Dinner at end of work-day

Housing

• Field slaves shared a one room cabin with their family

• House slaves lived in attics, closets, or corners of houses

Life of Slaves in Antebellum America coppersun1.com

Rebellion

• Some slaves rebelled against their owners

• Small amount compared to the total number of slaves in America

Slavery wikipedia.org

Rebellion

• Most slaves rebelled alone and subtly• Rebelled because of condition• Not every act of rebellion was about

freedom – to survive and choose course of life

Rebellion Consequences

• Members and leaders were often immediately killed

Slave Rebellion fold3.com

Pre-Civil War

• One-third of the South’s population were

slaves

• Mainly field workW

ork Song orange10-12.wikispaces

Civil War

• Southern states declared succession and became the Confederate - for slavery

• Northern remaining states became the Union - against slavery

The American Civil War as.wvu.edu

Civil War

• 1861• Abraham Lincoln• Many slaves tried to escape from the South

and flee to the North

Ending of the Civil War

• 4 years• North won• Slavery was abolished

American Civil War Battles wikimedia.org

Huck Finn

• 1835-1845 - thriving slavery, Antebellum Period

• St. Petersburg, MO• Slave codes - harsh laws

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn teachwithmovies.org

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2013. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=6&smtid=1• Boston, Nicholas. “Responses to Enslavement.” PBS. 2004. 6 December

2013.http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/responses/history.html

• Butler, Anne. “Slavery Life.” Oracle. 2002. 6 December 2013. http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215086/dailylife.htm

• Green, Lorenzo. “Slavery in Missouri.” Official Manual. 8 December 2013. http://law.wustl.edu/staff/taylor/manual/slavery.htm