Chapter 20 African Americans at Mid-Century. C20.2 North and South, Slave and Free slaves were...

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Chapter 20 African Americans at Mid-Century

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Chapter 20

African Americans at Mid-Century

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C20.2 North and South, Slave and Free

slaves were property, no rights

most slaves did farm work

city slaves in factories, mills, workshops

free blacks in South were controlled

- no travel, no guns

- denied most jobs

free blacks in North faced discrimination, segregation

built own churches, schools, businesses

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C20.3 The Economics of Slavery cotton gin made cotton

profitable

cotton made South 4th richest place in world

wanted slaves so more profit

demand and price of slaves rose

slaveholders unwilling to end the system

non-slaveholders supported it; dreamed of getting rich, too

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C20.4 Working Conditions of Slaves

small farms: slaves & owners work together

plantations: overseer supervise slaves

field hands worked dawn to dark

chores after dark

other slaves: seamstresses, carpenters, blacksmiths, cooks, servants

from age 6 to death

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C20.5 Living Conditions of Slaves

crowded, one room cabins

dirt floors

little or no furniture

most had enough food

- kept gardens, hunted

clothes were of course linen (2 outfits per year)

one pair of shoes per year

received some medical care

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C20.6 Controlling Slaves

some punished harshly

- beat, whipped, branded

others made slaves feel dependent like children

slavebreakers used violence, fear, overwork to make slaves obey

most owners tried to avoid beatings

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C20.7 Resistance to Slavery

damage tools

work sloppily

steal food from master

pretend to be dumb, ill, insane

poison master

set master’s house on fire

refuse to work

fight back

run away

rebellion (Denmark Vesey, Nat Turner)

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C20.8 Slave Families and Communities

legally no slave families

slaves couldn’t marry

slaves made families anyway

children belonged to owners

families often sold apart

parents taught children survival lessons

taught respect for elders

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C20.9 Leisure Time Activities

slaves had free time Sat. night and Sunday

corn-husking parties

pea-shelling parties

quilting bees

danced

made music out of almost anything

Sunday was for religion & recreation

activities helped them forget slavery

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C20.10 Slave Churches

white ministers told slaves to obey masters

slaves created “invisible churches” met in secret preached about Moses

setting people free sang spirituals helped them endure

their suffering

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C20.11 African American Culture

slaves mixed African traditions with American ideas

Examples: quilts songs dances legends folktales