the south and the slavery controversy by: alicia gansley gabby lupoli tyler salomon stephanie langan
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The South and the The South and the Slavery ControversySlavery Controversy
By: Alicia GansleyBy: Alicia GansleyGabby LupoliGabby LupoliTyler SalomonTyler Salomon
Stephanie LanganStephanie Langan
ThemeTheme
There were many varying viewpoints There were many varying viewpoints on slavery in the late eighteenth to on slavery in the late eighteenth to mid-nineteenth century in America. mid-nineteenth century in America. The issue of dissenting views divided The issue of dissenting views divided the country and was one of the main the country and was one of the main contributing factors to the Civil War. contributing factors to the Civil War.
1793: The Cotton Gin 1793: The Cotton Gin transforms slavery and the transforms slavery and the cotton economy emergescotton economy emerges
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1800-1839: Slave rebellions1800-1839: Slave rebellions
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1808: Congress outlaws the 1808: Congress outlaws the slave tradeslave trade
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1817: American Colonization 1817: American Colonization SocietySociety
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1829-1845: Literary works of 1829-1845: Literary works of Antislavery supportersAntislavery supporters
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1833: American Antislavery 1833: American Antislavery SocietySociety
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1834-1837: Abolitionist are 1834-1837: Abolitionist are Persecuted Persecuted
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Economy of the Cotton Economy of the Cotton KingdomKingdom
Invention of the Invention of the cotton gincotton gin
Cotton became the Cotton became the most important most important exportexport
More land was More land was bought, more bought, more slaves were boughtslaves were bought
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Southern Social Structure Southern Social Structure
Influenced by a planter aristocracy Influenced by a planter aristocracy Huge gap between the rich and the Huge gap between the rich and the
poorpoor Status of womenStatus of women
Poor Whites and Free BlacksPoor Whites and Free Blacks
Poor whites had little more respect Poor whites had little more respect than slavesthan slaves
They defended slavery in pursuit of They defended slavery in pursuit of “American Dream”“American Dream”
Free blacks were successful but Free blacks were successful but badly treatedbadly treated
The Plantation SystemThe Plantation System
Great demand of Great demand of slave laborslave labor
Slaves were given Slaves were given dangerous workdangerous work
Slave auctions Slave auctions were brutalwere brutal
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Life Under SlaveryLife Under Slavery
Conditions varied Conditions varied from region to from region to regionregion
Slaves were Slaves were treated brutally treated brutally and denied basic and denied basic human rightshuman rights
Denied education Denied education and other and other important rightimportant right
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The Abolitionist The Abolitionist Crusade/Abolition and the Crusade/Abolition and the
Northern ConscienceNorthern Conscience Mob outbursts against abolitionists in Mob outbursts against abolitionists in
the Norththe North Sojourner TruthSojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass
Southern BacklashSouthern Backlash
Hysteria over various slave rebellionsHysteria over various slave rebellions Defended slavery with the BibleDefended slavery with the Bible Contrasted treatment of southern Contrasted treatment of southern
slaves with treatment of northern slaves with treatment of northern factory workersfactory workers
ConclusionConclusion
Over the years from about 1790 to 1840, the Over the years from about 1790 to 1840, the schism between the North and the South schism between the North and the South grew due to the pressing issue of slavery. grew due to the pressing issue of slavery.
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