Friday 16, 2012 Map Quiz Current Events Slavery Map Quiz Current Events Slavery
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12 million Africans arrived between the 16th-18th century 1860 U. S. census1860 U. S. census, 393,975 individuals, representing 8% of all US families, owned 3,950,528 slaves Slavery in the United States
Slave Ship
Slavery in America
American Anti-Slavery Society Journal produced by the anti slavery society
American Anti-Slavery Society Dates: Main activist arm of the abolition movement founded by William Lloyd Garrison sponsored meetings, adopted resolutions, signed anti slavery petitions to send to congress, published journals, printed propaganda, and sent out agents to perform lectures in Northern states to carry anti-slavey message
American Anti-Slavery Society Participants were drawn from religious circles as wells as the free black community (6 blacks served on first board of mangers) Would eventually split which would go on to create different political parties including the Republican Party
Gabriel’s Rebellion Date: 1800 picture: painting of Gabriel’s trial Date: 1800 picture: painting of Gabriel’s trial
Slave who was literate and artisan Planned a revolt in Richmond, VA Enlisted slaves, poor whites, and hoped “True” Republicans would join Plans were leaked before rebellion and 25 members were executed including Gabriel South became worried about future slave revolts so passed restrictions on freed blacks, as well as the education, assembly and hiring out of slaves
Date(s) Oct , 1859 Picture of raid in action lead by John Brown Date(s) Oct , 1859 Picture of raid in action lead by John Brown Harpers Ferry raid
John Brown (white abolitionist) attempted to start armed slave revolt by seizing the U.S. Harpers Ferry Was defeated by General Robert E. Lee Was found guilty of treason and hung First use of violence to end slavery Southern states began to train militias to protect against slave revolt
Dates: 1850’s-1860’s picture: Harriet Tubman Dates: 1850’s-1860’s picture: Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman and the Underground Rail Road
Was created to help escaped black slaves escape to the North (Canada and Free Northern States Network of secret routes and slave houses 30, ,000 slaves were able to use to escape to freedom during its 10 year height
Date: 1824 picture: map of Missouri Compromise Date: 1824 picture: map of Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise
Agreement passed to smooth relations over with North and South Said that Missouri could come in as slave state, Main would be a free state Slavey would now have regulations
Nat Turner’s Rebellion Date: Aug picture: artist depiction of rebellion Date: Aug picture: artist depiction of rebellion
Occurred in Southhampton, VA Rebel slaves killed white owners (Highest number ever killed by uprising in the South) Turner was able to escape after the rebellion and live for about 2 months before being captured Aftermath was wide sped fear of white southerners. Militias were created and massacre of slaves had begin at least 100 were killed by mobs and militias and 50 were killed due to accused involvement in rebellion
Date: July 13, 1783 picture: Marietta Ohio Date: July 13, 1783 picture: Marietta Ohio Northwest Ordinance
passed by congress to set up first organized territory of the United States, south of the Great Lakes and North and West of the Missouri River Included that there would be no slavery in the newly created territory which would later set up the boundaries between free and slave territory between the Appalachian Mts. and the Missouri River
Date: picture: Cover of book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe Date: picture: Cover of book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that many believe laid ground work for The Civil War Fueled anti-slavey movement in the North because people were learning about the mistreatment of slaves 19th century was 2nd best selling book behind the Bible Also created stereotypes that many used to describe blacks (mammy, Pappy, Master, ect.)