Plantations & Slavery Spread. Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin.

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Plantations & Slavery Plantations & Slavery Spread Spread

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Plantations & Slavery SpreadPlantations & Slavery Spread

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Eli Whitney’s Cotton GinEli Whitney’s Cotton Gin

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The Cotton Gin Cleans Cotton Faster: It removed the seeds from the fibers

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Cotton Crops IncreasedCotton Crops Increased

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To Grow More Cotton The South To Grow More Cotton The South Needed More Land & SlavesNeeded More Land & Slaves

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Resisting Slavery by meeting Resisting Slavery by meeting secretly at nightsecretly at night

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Hidden ResistanceHidden Resistancein the Bible’s story of in the Bible’s story of

MosesMoses

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Resistance Through Religion & Family

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Resisting Slavery by armed Resisting Slavery by armed rebellion: Like Turner’s rebellion: Like Turner’s

RebellionRebellion

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Resistance By EscapingResistance By Escaping

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8% of Southern Blacks were free 8% of Southern Blacks were free

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House Servants & CraftsmenHouse Servants & Craftsmen

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Plantations & SlaveryPlantations & SlaveryReviewReview

Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin increased the Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin increased the production of cottonproduction of cotton

Increased cotton meant increased slaveryIncreased cotton meant increased slavery Slaves resisted by…Slaves resisted by… Rebelling like Nat TurnerRebelling like Nat Turner Relying on family & religion for strengthRelying on family & religion for strength Running away to escape slaveryRunning away to escape slavery A small number of Southern blacks were freeA small number of Southern blacks were free