1. Standard 8.9 Slavery in the South

2. The Cotton Boom Eli Whitney invents cotton gin -- machine that cleans cotton (1793) Makes cotton cleaning more efficient, changes Southern life Cotton plantations spread west, triggers a move westward Planters grow more cotton than other goods, cotton exports increase Native Americans driven off land taken over for cotton plantations Slaves from the east are sold to work on new cotton plantations

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5. Slavery Expands From 1790 to 1860, cotton production increases greatly As cotton earnings rise so does price of slaves Expansion of slavery has major impact on South’s economy, people

6. Slavery Divides the South Slavery divides white Southerners into: –Those who have slaves –Those who do not One-tenth of white families have plantations with 20 or more slaves Most white Southern farmers have few, no slaves, but support slavery Slavery has become necessary to increase profits

7. African-Americans in the South Slavery divides black Southerners into: –Those who are enslaved –Those who are free Enslaved African-Americans are one-third of South’s population (1840) Most work on plantations, some work as domestic servants, craftsmen 8 percent of African-Americans in South are free (1840) Some states make blacks leave after they gain their freedom Most states do not permit free blacks to vote, receive education

8. Slaves working Most slaves in the south worked in the fields.

9. Slave auction Slaves were bought and sold. Families were often separated.

10. Sales receipt for a slave

11. Slave families Some slave families were able to stay together.

12. Slave cabins Slave cabins were generally small and in poor condition.

17. Slave quilt Slave women made quilts from scraps of cloth. Some quilts held secret codes for escaping in the their patterns.

18. Slave punishment Punishment for running away or not working could be brutal.

19. Religion

20. Slaves and Religion Enslaved African-Americans rely on their culture to endure hardships Culture filled with religious convictions, close personal bonds, music Slaves express religious beliefs in folk songs (spirituals) and tales help pass down culture and beliefs to the next generation Spirituals often contain coded messages about a planned escape

21. Slavery religion

22. Slave revolts

23. Gabriel Prosser Gabriel Prosser organized one of the first slave revolts in the south near Richmond, Virginia in 1800.

24. Denmark Vesey Denmark Vesey planned a revolt to stop slavery. His plan was stopped when a slave spy told of the plan to his master. Vesey was arrested, tried and hanged as a message to others.

25. Nat Turner Nat Turner’s rebellion left 60 whites dead and caused 100 innocent slaves to be killed. The rebellion forced southern whites to enact slave codes to further restrict the movement of slaves.