SLAVERY JACKDAW QUESTIONS



SLAVERY JACKDAW QUESTIONS Broad Sheets

I. Slavery Comes to the Colonies

A. How many slaves came to the Americas from 1492-1775?

B. How did Intra African slavery differ from European focused African slave trade?

C. Why African Slaves instead of Indians as Slave Labor?

D. When did the 1st African Americans arrive in the English Colonies?

E. Triangular Trade?

F. Middle Passage?

II. Slavery in the North

A. How was Slavery a vital part of the Northern Economy?

B. How many slaves were in the north by 1700? What part did they play in the North?

C. How did Northern Slavery differ from Southern Slavery? Would it be better to be a slave in North? Or the South? Why?

D. What brought an end to slavery in Massachussetts?

E. Black Governors?

F. By when and how did slavery end in the North?

III. Slavery in the 19th Century

A. What percentage of southerners owned slaves? How many planters owned as many as 100 slaves in the south?

B. What was mostly responsible for the dramatic expansion of slavery in the 19th century? Explain

C. Explain the difference between the Task System and the Gang System of Labor. Which would be preferable? Explain.

D. What was work life like for slaves? How were their living conditions?

E. How did the institution of slavery affect working class whites?

F. Why did most African American Slave owners own slaves?

IV. The Slave’s Culture

A. How did slavery affect marriage?

B. How did the slave sale affect families? Explain.

C. How did religion affect slaves? How did they affect religion?

V. The Slave’s Reaction to Slavery

A. How were slave codes used to control slaves?

B. How did slaves resist slavery? Be complete.

C. Where did runaways go?

D. Underground Railway?

E. Be very specific and chronicle each attempted rebellion and what resulted.

1. Stono Rebellion-

2. Prosser’s Rebellion-

3. Vesey’s Rebellion-

4. Turner’s Rebellion

VI. Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

A. Why was Lincoln slow to try to free the slaves?

B. Why did he make the decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

C. Who was technically freed by the E.P.?

D. Why and in what way did the E.P. contribute to the end of slavery?

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