1. Slave Culture & Resistance
University High APUSH 11/15/2016

2. Southern “Plain Folk” & Slavery
Why would non- slaveholders in the south support the institution of slavery?

3. Political cartoon Questions:
“Slavery as it exists in America, Slavery as It Exists in England”. Boston 1850
Questions:
To whom do you think this image is addressed, and is the audience likely to be convinced that slaves enjoy more freedom than English laborers?
Why do you think the artist chose to compare the condition of slaves with that of English, not American free laborers?

4. Jigsaw: Slave Rebellions
3 groups: Vesey’s Rebellion (1822), Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831), and Amistad (1840)
Questions:
What events led to this particular slave uprising?
What was the immediate effect for individuals involved with this particular uprising? What was the long-term effect of this uprising?

5. Underground Railroad
A network of routes through which escaped slaves would flee the south
Headed to northern “free states”/Canada
Codes were used
“Stations” = safe houses, “conductors” = guides
Famous conductor: Harriet Tubman
Escaped slavery in Maryland herself, guided dozens more to freedom

7. Slave Spirituals on the Underground R.R.
Slave Spirituals on the Underground R.R.
“Follow the Drinking Gourd” and “Wade in the Water”
Questions:
In what ways did these songs contain coded instructions to slaves regarding how to escape (cite specific verses)?
Why do you believe songs like these became central to slave culture?
Re there any connections you can make between these songs and how songs have impacted other historical periods?

8. Wrap-Up (on separate sheet of paper)
List two significant ways in which slaves resisted against the condition of slavery.
Explain how slave resistance and African-American culture were intertwined during this time period.