The South and the The South and the Slavery ControversySlavery Controversy

By: Alicia GansleyBy: Alicia GansleyGabby LupoliGabby LupoliTyler SalomonTyler Salomon

Stephanie LanganStephanie Langan

ThemeTheme

There were many varying viewpoints There were many varying viewpoints on slavery in the late eighteenth to on slavery in the late eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century in America. mid-nineteenth century in America. The issue of dissenting views divided The issue of dissenting views divided the country and was one of the main the country and was one of the main contributing factors to the Civil War. contributing factors to the Civil War.

Time Line Time Line

1793: The Cotton Gin 1793: The Cotton Gin transforms slavery and the transforms slavery and the cotton economy emergescotton economy emerges

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1800-1839: Slave rebellions1800-1839: Slave rebellions

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1808: Congress outlaws the 1808: Congress outlaws the slave tradeslave trade

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1817: American Colonization 1817: American Colonization SocietySociety

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1820: Missouri Compromise1820: Missouri Compromise

1829-1845: Literary works of 1829-1845: Literary works of Antislavery supportersAntislavery supporters

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1833: American Antislavery 1833: American Antislavery SocietySociety

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1834-1837: Abolitionist are 1834-1837: Abolitionist are Persecuted Persecuted

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Chapter SixteenChapter Sixteen

Economy of the Cotton Economy of the Cotton KingdomKingdom

Invention of the Invention of the cotton gincotton gin

Cotton became the Cotton became the most important most important exportexport

More land was More land was bought, more bought, more slaves were boughtslaves were bought

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Southern Social Structure Southern Social Structure

Influenced by a planter aristocracy Influenced by a planter aristocracy Huge gap between the rich and the Huge gap between the rich and the

poorpoor Status of womenStatus of women

Poor Whites and Free BlacksPoor Whites and Free Blacks

Poor whites had little more respect Poor whites had little more respect than slavesthan slaves

They defended slavery in pursuit of They defended slavery in pursuit of “American Dream”“American Dream”

Free blacks were successful but Free blacks were successful but badly treatedbadly treated

The Plantation SystemThe Plantation System

Great demand of Great demand of slave laborslave labor

Slaves were given Slaves were given dangerous workdangerous work

Slave auctions Slave auctions were brutalwere brutal

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Life Under SlaveryLife Under Slavery

Conditions varied Conditions varied from region to from region to regionregion

Slaves were Slaves were treated brutally treated brutally and denied basic and denied basic human rightshuman rights

Denied education Denied education and other and other important rightimportant right

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The Abolitionist The Abolitionist Crusade/Abolition and the Crusade/Abolition and the

Northern ConscienceNorthern Conscience Mob outbursts against abolitionists in Mob outbursts against abolitionists in

the Norththe North Sojourner TruthSojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass

Southern BacklashSouthern Backlash

Hysteria over various slave rebellionsHysteria over various slave rebellions Defended slavery with the BibleDefended slavery with the Bible Contrasted treatment of southern Contrasted treatment of southern

slaves with treatment of northern slaves with treatment of northern factory workersfactory workers

ConclusionConclusion

Over the years from about 1790 to 1840, the Over the years from about 1790 to 1840, the schism between the North and the South schism between the North and the South grew due to the pressing issue of slavery. grew due to the pressing issue of slavery.

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