1. African-Americans at Mid Century
Chapter 19

2. 19.1 Introduction
Of the _______ Million people living in the U.S __.__ Million were African Americans (___%)

3. 19.2 North and South, Slave and Free
Slaves’ Legal Status:
Slaves were _______________ not people and the ____________ could do what ever they _________________ with them
Rural and Urban Slaves:
Most _____________ worked on __________ and ____________________
Some were _____________ out and worked in _______________ and their ________ was given to their ________________.

4. 19.2 Continued… Free Blacks in the South:
In the ______________ free blacks could not _______________ by themselves, carry ________ and work some ___________
Free Blacks in the North:
In the ____________ even though free African-Americans were _________________ and ___________________ against.
___________ blacks in the North created the National _____________ of Colored ___________ to protest the _________________ that they received.

5. 19.3 The Economics of Slavery
_______________ farming increased and so did _________________
Slaves became more _____________ so farmers took _______________ care of them

6. 19.4 Working Conditions of Slaves
Small ______________ owners worked ___________________ slaves
____________ farm owners __________ workers to ____________ and make slaves work _____________
Slaves worked all ________ and all ___________
Slaves worked from age _______ until they _____________

7. Questions
What was the percentage of Africans Americans living in America during this time period?
Slaves owners were allowed to do anything that they wanted to do to their slaves because slaves were seen as what?
Most slaves worked on farms, but others were hired out to what types of jobs?
What were three stipulations that were placed on free blacks in the South?
What did free blacks in the North create to help with the discrimination and the segregation of African Americans in the U.S?
What was the main reason that slave owners in the South started to treat their slaves better than they did in the past?
What was the difference between small and large farms in the way that the owners worked with their slaves?
What was the age range that African American slaves worked in the South?

8. 19.5 Living Conditions of Slaves
Slave _________________ only gave slaves enough to ______________
__________ were given ____________ of food because they could not ________ without it
Slave ______________ gave their slaves limited ______________ that were rough “_______________ sacks”
Slaves were given better _____________ help then most ___________ in the North and ________________

9. 19.6 Controlling Slaves
Some slave masters __________ and ______________ their ____________ and others treated them as grown up ____________
They treated them as ______________ so slaves felt ______________ on their __________________ for everything
Edward ____________ was a slave ______________. He would _________ and break down slaves that were __________________

10. 19.7 Resistance to Slavery Day to Day Resistance:
Slaves rebelled by breaking ____________, ____________ and setting _________ to homes and _____________
Slaves that ____________ would sometimes put ______________ in their owner’s ___________.
Open Defiance:
Some slaves used ______________ as a reaction to _________________
Fredrick ________________ almost killed _____________ when he ___________ Douglas for no ______________

11. 19.7 Continued… Running Away:
Slaves tried to _____________ and _____________ would send out slave _________________
Most traveled at _____________ following the North ____________ to the North
Some ____________ themselves to the North in ________________ and ________________
Rebellion:
Nat _____________ a slave started a __________________ with other slaves
In ___ days he and his followers _______________ every white person that they could find with _________ and ___________ (_____ people were hacked to death)

12. Questions
Slave owners only gave slaves enough to survive except for food, what was the reason that slaves received lots of food?
What was the one thing that slaves were given more of then free whites in the North and the South?
What were the two ways that slave owners treated their slaves in order for them to listen and do what they say?
Who was the man that was a famous slave breaker and what does a slave breaker do?
What were the three ways that slaves rebelled against their slave owners?
Slaves that worked in the kitchens of their owners sometimes did what to their owner’s food?
What happened between Fredrick Douglas and Covey and why did it happen?
Who was sent out by slave owners to find a slave that has ran away without permission?
What did run away slaves use to guide them to the North to escape slavery?
In a paragraph please explain who Nat Turner is and why he is important?

13. 19.8 Slave Families and Communities
Slave _____________ were not ______________, so slaves did their own __________________
Slave _________________ were often broke apart by being _____________
Most _____________ were taught lessons by their parents about ____________ and ____________
These ________________ helped them ___________________

14. 19.9 Leisure Time Activities
______________ did not have to work on Saturday ___________ and ____________
They would get _______________ and have social ________________
Slave ______________ got together and had __________________ bees
Slaves also made ____________ together with _____________ that they could find that made ____________
On ________________ slaves went to ______________ and had _________ all day

15. 19.10 Slave Churches
Slave _______________ encouraged their slaves to go to _______________
Churches told slaves to _________ their ______________ and slaves did not like that
Slaves had their own ____________ where they learned what they ______________
Learned about _____________ and how he _______________ the slaves ____________
________________ gave slaves something to look _____________ to

16. 19.11 African American Culture
Slaves combined their ________ ways and the new _________ to create a new _______________
Slaves created ______________ and _____________ to show their ___________
_________________ let them ____________ themselves
_________________ were created to share stories of ____________ and ______________

17. Questions
Slave families were not allowed on farms and plantations so what did slaves do in secret?
How were most slave families broken apart in the South?
What were the days that slaves had off from working on farms and plantations?
What would woman come together and create as a type of social event?
Slaves would search the farms and plantations for anything that made noise so they could all get together and do what?
What did slave owners encourage their slaves to do on Sundays and what did they learn there?
The importance of religion to slaves was that it gave them what?
How did African American slaves create their new culture?
What was the importance of quilts to African American slaves?
What were created in order to share stories of the past and the present?

18. Slave Journal Entry
Imagine you are a slave who helped create a story quilt.
Write an entry in your journal that explains your quilt.
Include:
A date and location ex. Nov. 4, 1853, Johnson Plantation, South Carolina
An intro explaining how you created the quilt square.
Explain what the symbols represent on your quilt square
2 statements to future generations that explain what you think is most important to remember about slavery.