HIST 105 1nd Edition Lecture 27 I II III I II III Outline of previous lecture Slavery a Revolts b Rebellion c Free blacks d Justifying slavery e Restriction of slaves Church Christian Dichotomy a Spiritual music b Free black churches Outline of current lecture Slave protests Anti slavery Cotton a Eli Whitney Slave protest Breaking tools Malingering o Faking a problem Theft Vandalism These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Arson Violence Ultimate protest Running away Underground railroad o Safe houses The white south South Self View Values of planter class Courtesy refinement hospitality chivalry Racial distinctions Paternalistic relationships Belief in local political power Fear of slave revolt Classes Wealthy planters Small slaveholders Yeoman farmers o Don t have any slaves o Aspirational Anti slavery William Lloyd Garrison 1831 o Publishes Liberator newspaper American colonization society o Africa Liberia o Motive Wanted to have a white society Ethnically pure race Justifying slavery Biblical the curse of Ham Historical slavery always existed Legal constitution o The word slavery is not even used in the constitution Scientific positive good Sociological paternalism o Masters will take good care of the people lavery profit Southern Economy Cotton production Growing o Year Bales of Cotton 1790 3 000 1820 335 000 Agricultural shift o Based on growth of cotton Internal slave trade Expansion of Cotton Technology Land labor Global trade Demand Demand for Cotton Domestic Export o 1815 1860 50 of US Cotton Production Eli Whitney Cotton gin o Can process more of the product Profit in Cotton Growers Shippers Agents Financiers
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