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| Inventor of the cotton gin |
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| A machine for separating cotton from its seeds that did the work of 50 men |
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| Someone who owned at least 20 slaves and traditionally belonged to the cottonocracy |
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| "Plain Folk" who owned the land they farmed. They might also own 1 or 2 slaves. Unlike planters, small farmers worked with their slaves in the fields. |
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| People who were lower on the social ladder that did not own the land they farmed, however, they rented it. they would often pay the owner with the crop they produce, but they barely made a living. |
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| American Colonization Society |
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| Abolitionists who used their homes as shelter to runaway slaves on their journey on the underground railroad |
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| Areas in the South that produced Cotton Pre-Civil War |
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| A part of the triangular trade route that went from West Africa to the West Indies and the Americas |
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| the route taken by English Slave Traders that started in Europe, then the West Africa, then finally to the Americas and West Indies where they would sell the slaves and return with plantation products |
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| To give rights to someone |
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| A party formed in 1839 that opposed slavery |
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| Angelina and Sarah Grimke |
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| The daughters of a wealthy slave owner in South Carolina who grew to hate slavery. they gave many lectures on the behalf of abolishing slavery |
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| The head author of the Declaration of Sentiments, also, she fought for women's rights |
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| Declaration of Sentiments |
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| A document modeled after the Declaration of Independence written at the Seneca Falls Convention that aimed towards creating equal rights for both men and women |
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| Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 |
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| this law stated that any officer that let a runaway slave go could be fined $1000 and also anyone caught aiding runaway slaves in their escape could be jailed for 6 months and be charged a fine of $1000. |
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| Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 |
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| This law stated that any runaway slave captured in the U.S was to be returned to their owner |
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| A conductor on the Underground Railroad that escaped slavery herself. It's said that she went back and forth to the South a total of 19 times and also that she freed more than 300 slaves |
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| A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that told the story of Tom, an enslaved African American who was bought by a cruel planter. Later the planter demanded that Tom whipped another slave, however, Tom refused and the Planter whipped Tom to death. This book changed the North's view on slavery and sold over 300,000 copies in its first year |
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| Author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin |
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| Author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin |
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| An enslaved African American that taught himself how to read and write and also led a revolt which killed 56 whites in Virginia, in 1831. Nat was captured and executed shortly after the Rebellion ended. As a result slave codes were made much stricter |
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| Southern states passed laws to prevent the escape and or rebelling of slaves. These laws stated that slaves could not meet in groups of more than three, Slaves could not own guns, slaves could not leave their owners land without a written pass, and slaves could not learn how to read and write |
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| People who opposed slavery |
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| Someone who aided runaway slaves on their journey North by transporting them from one station to another |
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| A newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison that spoke out against slavery. |
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| A runaway slave that published the "Liberator" which spoke out against slavery |
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| Types of Slave Resistance |
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| Slaves resisted work in many ways. Some slaves would break tools, fake illness, destroy crops, run away, and some would resort to violence and rebel |
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| Freeing someone from slavery |
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| A slave who taught himself how to read. He escaped to Boston in 1838 where he gave his first lecture about the hardships of slavery. He soon began giving lectures and speeches across the U.S about slavery. |
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| A network of abolitionists who secretly helped slaves reach freedom in the North or Canada |
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| An American presidential candidate for the Liberty Party |
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| A feminist who not only gave speeches about Women's Rights but also set up petition drives across the North |
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| A convention held in Seneca Falls, New York where 200 women and 40 men met where the leaders of the Women's Rights movement wrote the Declaration of Sentiments |
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| She had a close relationship with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. While Elizabeth was at home with her children Susan would constantly give speeches across the North. |
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