CHAPTER 11 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GROWTH Section 2 Plantations and Slavery Spread

Lesson 11.2 Cotton and the Plantation SystemTodays Essential Question: How did the cotton boom make life harder for slaves?Vocabularyboom rapid growth in value or popularityagrarian related to farmingdivisions parts of something that is dividedsociety the ways in which a group of people who live together relate to each otherCheck for UnderstandingWhat is todays Essential Question?What would happen during a construction boom?Name something that is organized into divisions.What does the term society refer to?What is an agrarian society?What We Already KnowBy introducing the use of interchangeable parts, Eli Whitney revolutionized the manufacturing process in the North.

What We Already KnowPlantersSmall farmers & businessmenPoor whitesFree blacks and slavesSouthern society was a stratified (layered) society.What We Already KnowCleaning the cotton fibers by hand was a tedious, even painful process for slaves.

Why is it important to understand the connection between the cotton boom and slavery?The cotton boom caused slavery to spread in the South.The spread of slavery led to tension between Americans.This tension will be an important cause of the Civil War.

The Cotton BoomTextile mills in Britain and New England had created a huge demand for cotton, but much of the cotton that grew in the South was hard to clean by hand.

All cotton must be cleaned, which means separating the seeds from the fibers.

All cotton must be cleaned, which means separating the seeds from the fibers.Long-fiber cotton is easier and quicker to clean than short-fiber cotton, but it only grows in the cooler areas of the South along the coast.

Short-fiber cotton could be grown in most parts of the South, but it was hard to clean by hand.A worker could clean just one pound of this cotton in a day.To clean it in large quantities required the use of many slaves, making cotton very expensive.

The Cotton BoomIn 1793, Eli Whitney invented a machine for cleaning cotton after visiting a Georgia plantation.

Whitneys cotton gin (short for engine) made the cotton-cleaning process far more efficient.

The Cotton BoomWith the new machine, one worker could now clean as much as 50 pounds of cotton a day.The cotton gin made it economically possible to grow cotton as a cash crop.

The Cotton BoomCheck for UnderstandingB ask A: What does it mean to clean cotton?A ask B: How is long-fiber cotton different from short-fiber cotton?B ask A: Where was long-fiber cotton grown?Be sure to re-state the question in your response!

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12. Who was Eli Whitney?He invented the steampowered boat.He invented the telegraph.He invented the cotton gin.He invented the steel plow.What did the cotton gin do to cotton?It removed the tough seeds from cotton fibers.It made it easier to ship cotton to market.It cured raw cotton more efficiently than before.It turned cotton fibers into cotton cloth.

The Cotton BoomThe cotton gin changed Southern life in four important ways.

1. It triggered a vast move westward, beyond the Atlantic coastal states where only long-fibered cotton could grow.

The Cotton Boom2. Planters grew more cotton instead of other crops, and cotton exports increased.

3. Native Americans were driven off their land as plantations took it over.The Cotton Boom

4. Slavery grew, because cotton cultivation required a large work force.The Cotton Boom

Slavery ExpandsFrom 1790 to 1860, cotton production rose greatly. As cotton cultivation grew, so did the number of enslaved people in the South.

Slavery ExpandsMillions of bales of Southern cotton went to the textile mills of Britain and New England each year.Slavery ExpandsIn 1820, the South earned $22 million from cotton exports.By the late 1830s, earnings from cotton exports were nearly ten times greater, close to $200 million.

Slavery ExpandsAs cotton earnings rose, so did the price of slaves, tripling by the late 1830s.

Slavery ExpandsThe expansion of slavery had a major impact on the Souths economy.But its effect on the people living there was even greater.

Check for UnderstandingA ask B: How did cotton production affect slavery in the South?

As cotton production expanded, so did slavery in the South.Be sure to re-state the question in your response!

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13. How did the cotton gin change Southern life?Slavery expanded across the South.People moved westward away from the coast.Native Americans lost their land.Planters grew cotton instead of other crops.The value of Southern tobacco fell on world markets.Choose the answer that is NOT true!

Lesson 11.2b Slavery in Daily LifeToday we will examine the daily life of slaves in Southern society.Southern life was based on an agrarian economy.An agrarian economy is one that is based on farming.

Even though almost all Southerners earned their living from the land, they could be separated into two groups.

Slavery Divides the SouthSlavery divided white Southerners into those who held slaves and those who did not. Slaveholders with large plantations were the wealthiest and most powerful people in the South, but they were relatively few in number.Only about one-third of white families owned slaves in 1840, and only about one-tenth had 20 or more slaves.

Check for UnderstandingBe sure to re-state the question in your response!A ask B: What fraction of white families owned slaves in 1840? Only about one-third of white families owned slaves in 1840.Slavery Divides the SouthMost white Southern farmers who owned few or no slaves still supported slavery. They hoped someday to buy slaves, raise more cotton and become rich.

Slavery Divides the SouthSlavery had become necessary for increasing profits.

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14. How did slavery divide white Southerners?They were divided into landowners and renters.They were divided into those who owned slaves and those who did not.They were divided into pro-slavery groups and anti-slavery groups.They were divided into agriculturalists and industrialists.

African Americans in the SouthSlavery also divided black Southerners into those who were enslaved and those who were free. Enslaved African Americans formed about one-third of the Souths population in 1840.

About half worked on large plantations with white overseers.

Most plantation slaves were field workers.B ask A: What fraction of the Souths population were slaves in 1840?About one-third of the Souths population were slaves in 1840. Check for UnderstandingBe sure to re-state the question in your response!

City slaves did not face the back-breaking conditions of plantations.In cities, enslaved persons worked as domestic servants, skilled craftsmen, factory hands, and day laborers. Sometimes they were hired out and allowed to keep part of their earnings. Compared with a slave on the plantation, a city slave was almost a freeman, but they were still enslaved.In 1840, about 8 percent of African Americans in the South were free.They had either been born free, been freed by an owner, or bought their own freedom. A significant number of free blacks in the South overcame great obstacles to become skilled workers.

In 1840, about 8 percent of African Americans in the South were free.

Some did well enough to become planters.Many others lived in cities such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Be sure to re-state the question in your response!B ask A: What percentage of Southern blacks were free in 1840?In 1840, about 8 percent of Southern blacks were either been born free, had been freed by an owner, or bought their own freedom.Check for Understanding

Free blacks faced many problems.Some states made them leave once they gained their freedom. Most states did not permit them to vote or receive an education. Many employers refused to hire them. But their biggest threat was the possibility of being captured and sold into slavery.Be sure to re-state the question in your response!Check for UnderstandingA ask B: How did free blacks earn a living in the South?

Free blacks earned a living in the South either as skilled workers in cities, or as small farmers.

Get your whiteboards and markers ready!15. How did slavery divide black Southerners?Slavery divided them into free blacks and slaves.Slavery divided them into landowners and renters.Slavery divided them into sharecroppers and craftsmen.Slavery divided them into plantation slaves and citydwellers.Finding Strength in ReligionAn African-American culture had emerged on plantations by the early 1800s.

Finding Strength in ReligionReligion helped slaves endure the brutal conditions of plantation life, by offering them hope of a life in heaven.

Finding Strength in ReligionSome slaveholders tried to use religion to make slaves accept their treatment.Some ministers stressed such Bible passages as Servants, obey your masters.

Finding Strength in ReligionBut enslaved people preferred Bible stories like that of Moses leading the Hebrews out of bondage in Egypt.Slaves expressed their religious beliefs in religious folk songs called spirituals.

Finding Strength in ReligionThese spirituals often contained coded messages about a planned escape or an owners unexpected return.

African-American spirituals later influenced blues, jazz, and other forms of American music.

Check for UnderstandingA ask B: Why was religion important to slaves?Religion was important to slaves because it helped them endure the brutal conditions of plantation life.

Get your whiteboards and markers ready!16. What was one of the few sources of comfort available to slaves?

The hope of someday escaping to freedomThe knowledge that their children would one day be freeReligion and spiritual lifeAlcohol and medicinal herbs

Families Under SlaveryPerhaps the cruelest part of slavery was the sale of family members away from one another.

Families Under SlaveryWhen slave families could manage to be together, they took comfort in their family life. Slave children lived with their mothers.

Families Under SlaveryThey married, though their marriages were not legally recognized.

Families Under SlaveryParents often lived on other plantations, and sometimes stole away to visit their children, even at the cost of a whipping.

A ask B: What was the cruelest part of slavery?Check for UnderstandingThe cruelest part of slavery was the selling of family members away from one another.

Slave RebellionsOccasionally, slaves rose up in rebellion against their white masters.Gabriel Prosser planned an attack on Richmond, Virginia, in 1800.Slave RebellionsIn 1822, a free minister named Denmark Vesey planned a revolt in Charleston, South Carolina.His plot to liberate several thousand slaves was discovered, and he was hanged along with more than 30 others

The Nat Turner RebellionNat Turner was a slave preacher who could read.Turner believed that God wanted him to free the slaves, even if by armed rebellion.The Nat Turner Rebellion

In Virginia in 1831, Turner and 70 followers killed 55 white men, women, and children.When Turner was caught, he was tried and hanged.Turners rebellion spread fear in the South. Whites killed more than 200 African Americans in revenge.

Southern states passed harsh laws.Free blacks and slaves could not own weapons or buy liquor.

Slaves were required to carry a pass any time they were away from white supervision.Slaves could not hold religious services unless whites were present.After Turners rebellion, the grip of slavery grew even tighter in the SouthBe sure to re-state the question in your response!A ask B: How did enslaved people resist slavery? Enslaved people resisted slavery by putting coded antislavery messages into their spirituals, making secret visits to family members, escaping to the North, or participating in rebellions.

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B ask A: What did Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner have in common?Prosser, Vesey, and Turner were all hanged for trying to lead slave rebellions.Check for Understanding

A ask B: How did Turners rebellion change life for Southern blacks?States passed laws that kept free blacks and slaves from having weapons or buying liquor.Slaves could not hold religious services unless whites were present.Slaves had to a have a written pass any time they moved about without white supervision.Check for Understanding