19th century Kentucky

BellWork Quiz:1. Was slavery legal in Kentucky when we became a state?

2. Explain what the Underground Railroad was.

3. Name 2 of the 3 presidents that came from Kentucky in the middle of the 19th century.

Native Americans, Europeans, and

AfricansEarly examples of slavery

in the frontier: Christopher Gist Daniel Boone’s groups Boonesborough 10% of Fort Harrod

Statehood in 179225% of white families

owned at least one slaveavg # per family: 4.3 In the state constitution,

slavery allowed by a vote of 26-16

Steps backwards: In another Constitutional

Convention in 1799, they disenfranchised free blacks as well.

In the 1850 Constitutional Convention, they disallowed ministers from being elected governor or to the General Assembly

By 1850, where did KY rank in the #’s of slaveholding families in the South?3rd, behind only Virginia and

Georgia at 38,385 slaveholding families, but small number per family (5.5)

Realities 80,00 slaves never saw Kentucky

homes again Families torn apart “owning” property Cruel treatment Produced the state’s cash crops,

were house servants, and tradesmen

Anti-slavery/AbolitionReligious reasonsColonization movement Importance of the

Underground Railroad

Was KY slavery “milder”??

Go to this website:

http://www.ket.org/underground/history/questionof.htm

(1) Make a comparison chart explaining: How Kentucky slavery was DIFFERENT from the

rest of the South How Kentucky slavery was SIMILAR to the rest of

the South

(2) Explain the arguments that slavery was a “necessary evil” anda “positive good”

(3) Explain Kentucky’s connections to both North and South