The Peculiar The Peculiar Institution-SlaveryInstitution-Slavery

Standards & Essential Standards & Essential QuestionQuestion

SSUSH8: Explain the relationship between SSUSH8: Explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.expansion.

________________ owner of ________________ owner of The LiberatorThe Liberator favored favored northern secession from the South.northern secession from the South.

How did the South defend their “Peculiar How did the South defend their “Peculiar Institution”? Give at least 2 examples.Institution”? Give at least 2 examples.

President ________________, “Old Tippecanoe”, President ________________, “Old Tippecanoe”, caught pneumonia after delivering his lengthy caught pneumonia after delivering his lengthy inauguration address.inauguration address.

Why did Great Britain want independent Texas Why did Great Britain want independent Texas to abolish slavery?to abolish slavery?

Take Five…Take Five…

What does Paternalism mean?What does Paternalism mean? What were some of the justifications What were some of the justifications

of slavery for the South?of slavery for the South?

How slavery was perceivedHow slavery was perceived

Pro-slavery interpretationPro-slavery interpretation

Stephen FosterStephen Foster

PaternalisticPaternalistic

Gone with the WindGone with the Wind

PaternalismPaternalism

Anti-slavery interpretationAnti-slavery interpretation

African American abolitionistsAfrican American abolitionists

Sojourner TruthSojourner Truth

Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass

Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom’s CabinUncle Tom’s Cabin

A Key to Uncle Tom’s CabinA Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin

What slavery was actually What slavery was actually likelike

White perspectiveWhite perspective

Slave-owning statisticsSlave-owning statistics

Yeomen classYeomen class

Jacob EatonJacob Eaton

United States Region Number of United States Region Number of Slaves Percentage ofSlaves Percentage ofTotal PopulationTotal Population

Lower South 2,312,3522 47%Lower South 2,312,3522 47% Upper South 1,208,758 29%Upper South 1,208,758 29% Border States 432,586 13%Border States 432,586 13% 1/3 of all southerners owned slaves1/3 of all southerners owned slaves 88% of all slave owners owned 20 or 88% of all slave owners owned 20 or

fewer slavesfewer slaves 50% owned fewer than 5 slaves 50% owned fewer than 5 slaves

Black perspectiveBlack perspective

Field hands vs. domestic servantsField hands vs. domestic servants““King Cotton” and other cash cropsKing Cotton” and other cash cropsSelf-sufficient plantationsSelf-sufficient plantationsValuable human propertyValuable human propertyStatistics-the cost of laborStatistics-the cost of laborAbuseAbuse

Overseer, straw boss or slaver driverOverseer, straw boss or slaver driverTask system Task system Gang laborGang labor

King CottonKing Cotton

Slave tradeSlave trade

Domestic slave tradeDomestic slave trade

““Sold down the river”Sold down the river”

AuctionAuction

BreedingBreeding

Foreign slave tradeForeign slave trade

SmugglingSmuggling

Vicksburg ConventionVicksburg Convention

Life in the slave quartersLife in the slave quarters

Slave rightsSlave rights

Corporal punishmentCorporal punishment

Diverse living conditionsDiverse living conditions

Small farmsSmall farms

Large plantationsLarge plantations

Working for payWorking for pay

The model plantation of Jefferson & The model plantation of Jefferson & Joseph Joseph DavisDavis

  

Forms of protestForms of protest

Perception of slavesPerception of slaves

ThievingThieving

Running awayRunning away

“ “Underground railway”Underground railway”

Harriett TubmanHarriett Tubman

Fugitive Slave Act 1850Fugitive Slave Act 1850

Forms of protestForms of protest(con’t)(con’t)

ReligionReligion

Protestant ChristianityProtestant Christianity

Identifying with the HebrewsIdentifying with the Hebrews

““Playing Uncle Tom”Playing Uncle Tom”

Uncle RemusUncle Remus