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Plantations in the American South

Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 12 outline

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Slavery in the United States
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Plantations in the American South
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Abolitionism
Gabriel Prosser
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner

Chapter 12: The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860, pg 341-371 CHAPTER LEAD-IN, pg 341 Nat Turner (literate preacher and prophet) uprising: August 22, 1831, South Hampton County, Virginia Led six other slaves to slaughter Joseph Travis, his wife, an infant and two other whites in the house with axes Moved into the countryside in gathered more followers killing whites as they went White militia & vigilantes responded by overpowering Turner?s Group and other blacks not involved, those not kill the sight were arrested and hanged Before execution Turner stated he was not personally mistreated by owners but his religious conviction that all slavery was evil in an offense to god Gabriel Prosser ?one other slave that had plotted rebellion but was caught before happening

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Masters and Slaves In the South during the first half of the 19th century, an elite group of whites dominated the society and made profits on the labor of black slaves The Divided Society of the Old South Slavery?s existence in the old South rested upon inequality People living within the realm of a slave-based economy were granted status according to class and caste A diverse spectrum existed between planters and field hands The World of Southern Blacks Slaves, struggling against tremendous odds, managed to create a full, rich culture Slaves created a community that made psychic survival possible Slaves? Daily Life and Labor 90% of South?s 4 million slaves worked on plantations with the rest working in industry or in cities
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