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Slavery

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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

american pagent ch 15&16 vocab

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Diana Chetnik 11-18-13 Vocab ch 15, 16, & 17 APUSH Chapter 15 Ralph Waldo Emerson- Wrote the popular lecture-essay ?Self-Reliance?. Insurmountable- Too great to be overcome ?Kentucky Bluegrass?- European bluegrass that thrived on charred canefields and made ideal pastures for livestock, luring Americans into Kentucky. George Catlin- A painter and student of Native American life. Was one of the first Americans to push for the preservation of nature as a national policy. He observed Sioux Indians slaughter buffalo in 1832 in order to trade the animal?s tongues for the white man?s whiskey. He was appalled by this and proposed the creation of a national park, beginning with Yellowstone Park in 1872. ?Queen of the South?- What New Orleans was called.

american pagent ch 19&20 vocab

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Diana Chetnik 12-3-13 Vocab Ch. 19&20 APUSH Chapter 19 Wilmot Proviso- Prohibited slavery in the territories acquired in the Mexican War. Ominously- Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen Popular sovereignty- The doctrine that stated that the people of the territory should themselves determine the status of slavery. General Lewis Cass- ?father of popular sovereignty? A veteran of 1812, senator and diplomat. Was chosen to be the Democratic candidate. Democratic National Convention- took place in Baltimore and was when Cass was chosen to represent the Democrats Zachary Taylor- Nominated by the Whigs to be their candidate in the election. Won the Election of 1848. Died suddenly in 1850.

Chapter 20 Voc.

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Chapter 20 Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade I. Introduction A. Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua ? symbol of slavery 1. Muslim trader > African slavery > African slave trade > Missionary B. Impact of outsiders on Africa 1. Islam first, then African developed at own pace, West had big impact C. Influence of Europe 1. Path of Africa becomes linked to European world economy 2. Diaspora ? mass exodus of people leaving homeland 3. Slave trade dominated interactions 4. Not all of Africa affected to the same degree D. Effects of global interactions 1. Forced movement of Africans improved Western economies 2. Transfer of African culture > adapted to create new culture 3. Most of African still remained politically independent

test21-19

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Treaties, Acts and Settlements? ? Navigation Acts of 1650, 1660, 1663, and 1696 British regulations designed to protect British shipping from competition. Said that British colonies could only import goods if they were shipped on British-owned vessels and at least 3/4 of the crew of the ship were British. Maryland Toleration Act: (1689) Act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to non-conformists. It allowed non-conformists their own places of worship and their own preachers, subject to the acceptance of certain oaths of allegiance. The act did not apply to Catholics and Unitarians. ? Woolen Act: (1699)

test21-18

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Southern Society at 1860 Group Size Notes Large planters (1000 or more acres) Less than 1% of the total number of white families The wealthiest class in all of America, the large planters exercised social and political power far beyond their percentage of the population. Most owned 50 slaves or more. Planters (100-1000 acres) Perhaps 3% of white families Usually owned 20-49 slaves. Provided many political leaders and controlled much of the wealth of the South Small slaveholders About 20% of white families Owning fewer than 20 slaves, the small slaveholders were primarily farmers, though some were merchants in Southern towns. Nonslaveholding whites About 75% of white families Yeoman farmers. They owned their small pieces

the civil war vocabulary

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The Civil War (1850-1880) 147. William Seward: Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson;?purchase of Alaska ?Seward?s Folly? 148. Compromise of 1850: (1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico,(3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6)new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A .Douglas ? Fugitive Slave Act ? runaway slaves could be caught in the?North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as?property ? running away was as good as stealing)

History study guide

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Chapter 1 II. Peopling the Americas The Land Bridge theory. As the Great Ice Age diminished, so did the glaciers over North America. The theory holds that a?Land Bridge?emerged linking Asia & North America across what is now known as the Bering Sea. People were said to have walked across the ?bridge? before the sea level rose and sealed it off; thus populating the Americas. The Land Bridge is said to have occurred an estimated 35,000 years ago. Many peoples Those groups that traversed the bridge spread across North, Central, and South America. Countless tribes emerged with an estimated 2,000 languages. Notably: Incas: Peru, with elaborate network of roads and bridges linking their empire. Mayas: Yucatan Peninsula, with their step pyramids.

The American Pageant Ch. 2 Notes

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Jamestown, Virginia

Ch. 2: The Planting of English America? - ? - First European powers to New World:? - Spanish at Santa F? 1610? - French at Qu?bec 1608? - English in Jamestown, VA 1607? - 1530?s: King Henry VIII broke w Roman Catholic Church? English Protestant Reformation? - Catholics vs. Protestants? - 1558: Protestant Elizabeth I takes throne? - Protestantism becomes dominant in England, more rivalry w Spain (Catholic)? - She was ambitious, inspired Englishmen to ?promote Protestantism and plunder Spanish settlements?? - 1585: Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to start a colony on Roanoke Island, but the settlers disappear? - England is failing at colonization, Spain is doing great? - Philip II of Spain tries to invade England (1588) but they fight back and bring down the

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