| All Men Are Created Equal |
| #1 |
True or False? Slaves could be beaten or sold at any time. |
True |
| #2 |
2 Reasons why slavery took root in the American South |
Plantation economy (agriculture based) Monetary Gain |
| #3 |
Define racism. How does it impact society? |
The belief that one race is superior to another. People begin to act as if they are better than others and in control of the destiny of others. It creates a dysfunctional society where people commit acts against humanity. It creates bias in all associations. |
| #4 |
Name 3 effects of women working in the cotton mills. |
More women began to enter the workforce, they made salaries which supported their families, they became more educated and advocated for women's rights |
| #5 |
Tell me about the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (3 Parts) |
Maine would enter as a free state, Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state, escaped slaves could be pursued by Southern slave owners in free territories |
| Foundations |
| #1 |
How many slaves were transported to the Americas between the 1500s and the 1800s? |
10 million |
| #2 |
Africans were taken to ports in _______in order to be transported to the Caribbean and the Americas where they would be enslaved. |
West Africa |
| #3 |
If the mother was _____________ so was the _____________. |
enslaved, child |
| #4 |
What does Antebellum mean? |
existing before a particular war (Civil War) (Antebellum period 1812 -1861) |
| #5 |
Tell me about the daily life of a slave. (3 characteristics) |
Lived in quarters (small), worked from sun up to sun down, had little free time, little to eat, often abused, beaten or sold |
| Crafting Freedom |
| #1 |
Name for the network of abolitionists which helped runaway slaves reach freedom in the North |
Underground Railroad |
| #2 |
George Moses Horton was the first black man to do what in the South? |
Publish a book |
| #3 |
What are the 5 features of Enslaved Entrepreneurship? |
Pursuit, Self Agency, Urgency and Stress, Opportunity, Poverty |
| #4 |
What was the middle passage? |
brutal journey taken by the enslaved from Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas. 15% to 20% died |
| #5 |
List 3 ways abolitionists combatted slavery. |
Petitioned Congress (legislators), created anti-slavery books and pamphlets, made speeches, ran for office |
| Societal Change |
| #1 |
What is an enslaved entrepreneur? |
Someone without resources who finds a way to create their own business by working hard, being courageous and hard working |
| #2 |
When and where did the Industrial Revolution begin? |
England, 1700's |
| #3 |
Machine which revolutionized the cotton growing industry |
Cotton gin |
| #4 |
What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 state? |
It was a law which provided for the seizure and return of slaves who escaped from one state to another |
| #5 |
List 3 ways that the Industrial Revolution impacted life in the United States. |
Cities grew (urbanization), women worked in factories, more cotton was grown to support Northern demand, women began to advocate for more rights |
