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Cotton Gin Tied Southern economy to cotton
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| Date | 21.02.2016 | | Size | 5.25 Kb. | | #1173 |
| Slavery & Antebellum South
Antebellum Era- The 1800’s in the South before the Civil War
1793- Cotton Gin
1808- Congress outlawed the external slave trade
1815-1860
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Cotton represented ½ of American exports
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Most slaves worked on plantations and medium sized farms
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Only 25% of Southerners owned slaves
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Most whites sought the ideal of owning a slave plantation
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Slave ownership determined social status, and it allowed all whites to feel superior
After 1830- Changing attitudes towards slavery from a necessary evil to a positive good.
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Biblical justification
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Historical justification- Egypt, Greece, Rome
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Legal justification- Constitution did not forbid slavery
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Scientific justification- Blacks were an inherently inferior race “The educated master is the Negro’s best friend on earth”
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Underlying motivation- Slavery was incredibly profitable!
Black Christianity
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Most masters encouraged religion as a form of social control- “Servants obey your masters”
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Slaves created a secret church- combined African &Christian traditions and emphasized salvation from oppression
Slave Revolts
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1800- Gabriel Prosser (VI)
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1822- Denmark Vesey (SC)
Both plots probably foiled by other slaves
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1831- Nat Turner (VI)- Most famous slave revolt, killed 55 whites, after revolts life was more difficult for most slaves
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