• Analyze the characteristics of slavery in the USA before 1860

• Judge the South’s defense of slavery

• Disclaimer… Southern POV today

• Pre-1700 = Indentured Servitude…

• Post-1700 = Caste System & White Supremacy

3. How did we let slaverybecome such a problem?

a. ____% of Southerners who could own slaves actually did?

b. Most homes of the 25% with slaves had about _____slaves

c. ____% of Southerners had big plantations

Sort of like

family

6. South’sdefense

ofslavery!

• Industrial Capitalism is more evil!– North exploits labor

worse than we do in South

– Black Slaves treated better in South than North

– Slavery is kinder…still cared for if old or sick

2. All Democracies have had it…– Greece– Rome– GB

3. It is in the Bible!– Adam and Eve in

the Garden of Eden

• USA’s biggest documents support it…TOO BAD!!!– Which ones?– How?– How can the

Abolitionists use these documents on their side too?

• “King Cotton” is a…– FORCE that rules the

south ESP– Protector of the South…– Political negotiator for the

South vs…• The North and Europe

• So what will King Cotton tell the North?– Don’t mess with me and

my land…or what?

BringtheNorthtotheirkneesbegging!

I will mess you all up!!

Where is slavery thrivingin the USA by 1860?

• Who are the two figures here? –Slave Owner–Slave (what was

his daily job?)• Playmate!!

• Another interesting job for slave children

Slavery &Children…

a. Field hand– Anonymity– Community

feeling– Less chance of

being raped (woman)

b. House Servant– Better

treatment…

#3 LivingConditions

• Some were good– What

would they do for their slaves?

• Most were like though– Many

people suffered...

4. Slave Owners =

Hardfor

Hardfor

What Harriet Jacobs did to defeat Dr. Norcom

• They had classifications– 1/2 = Mulato– 1/4 = Quadroon– 1/8 = Octroon

• With all of these , you were 100% SLAVE if…– Your mom was slave

• What if white woman had relations with slave???

5. What if a slavewas part white?

• What could they do as master for their slaves?–Taught them!!!!!!!!!

• Why will this become a problem later on?

–Fed well–Freed slaves when

owner died (GW)

6. Some owners treatedtheir slaves well though

7. Worst Punishments

• Most serious and dangerous form of resistance for the slave and the owner?

8. SlaveResistance

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsDelVbWozA

• Work slow• Refuse to work• Act dumb• Steal• Arson• Self-Mutilation!!!

(hardest to do but most effective)– You are told you are

sold to Mississippi– That night you cut

your hand off…why?

• What can you put in the gravy?

8. Runaways had to worry about…

• Take a look at your handout (or screen)

• What do you notice?

Paddy-Rollerswould

check

• Owners and overseers were very creative and cruel• House slaves faced psychological stress from tough

owner’s wives

7. Slave Punishments

7. Most CommonPunishment

a. Negro Spiritual (next slide has 2 songs to analyze)– Secret songs of…– What topics?

Why?– White owners

would hear these songs and think…

b. Field Holler…– https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhJMiAfdrAU

9. Religion and Music

• Swing Low Sweet Chariot– http://www.youtube.

com/watch?v=GSb273c9tm4

• Go Down Moses– http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLcELU1brA

Paul RobesonNegro Spirituals