U.S. History
Mr. Boothby
11/8/2016
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Chapter 16: The South and the Slavery Controversy PT
I
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WHAT IS THEIR STORY?
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KEYS***As the 19th century opened, the reinvigoration of southern slavery due to the cotton gin carried fateful
implications for blacks and whites alike- and threatened the survival of the nation itself. The Cotton Kingdom developed
into a huge agricultural factory, and cotton accounted for half the value of all American exports after 1840.
1) Why was cotton nicknamed “King Cotton” and how did the British help make this happen?
2) What did the plantation system do to women and the land?
3) Why were slaves considered a major investment and how could one make additional money
from slaves (A few possible ways)?
4) How was King Cotton actually a “dangerous crop” and the possibility of dependence on the
North and Britain?
MORE?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5) Discuss the demographics and family life of PLANTERS, YEOMAN, and the SLAVE
SYSTEM!
Only about 1/4 of white southerners owned slaves or belonged to a slave-owning family.
Lesser masters were typically small farmers, often working just as hard as their slaves.
By 1860, 3/4 of all southern whites owned no slaves at all. They scarcely participated in the market
economy and lived isolated lives raising corn and hogs. By 1860, the number of free blacks in the South
numbered about 250,000. Some were emancipated, others were mulattoes. Emancipated slaves were examples of
what would come from emancipation of all. The number of slaves in the South was 4 million in 1860. Britain's West
Africa Squadron seized hundreds of slave ships and freed hundreds of grateful captives.
MORE APUSH KEYS*** The suppression of international slave trade ironically fostered the growth of a
vigorous internal slave trade. Slave-owners took good care of their slaves and if their lives were at risk for a
specific task, they would hire an Irish to do the job. Slave auctions were brutal sights and were among the
most revolting aspects of slavery.
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1)Why was cotton nicknamed “King Cotton” and how did the British help
this develop?
Britain had a heavy reliance on cotton and the south realizing this, felt a
heady sense of power. In their eyes, "Cotton was King."
2)What did the plantation system do to women and the land?
The plantation system also shaped the lives of women, but slavery strained
even the bonds of womanhood.
Plantation agriculture was wasteful because of the harm done to the good
earth, leading to "land butchery."
3)Why were slaves considered a major investment and how could one make
additional money from slaves (A few possible ways)?
The plantation system was also financially unstable, over-speculation
continued being an issue
Slaves represented a heavy investment of capital, up to $1,300 each. Slave
reproduction was encouraged and highly lucrative!
OHHH IT’S VERY LUCRATIVE-Amistad
4)How was King Cotton actually a “dangerous crop” and the possibility of
dependence on the North and Britain?
Dominance by King Cotton led to a dangerous dependence on a one-crop
economy, and the repelling of large-scale European immigration. They
became reliant for other crops and finished good because Cotton was TOO
EASY (?)
5)Discuss the demographics and family life of PLANTERS, YEOMAN, and
the SLAVE SYSTEM!
Only about 1/4 of white southerners owned slaves or belonged to a slave-owning family.
Lesser masters were typically small farmers, often working just as hard as their slaves.
By 1860, 3/4 of all southern whites owned no slaves at all. They scarcely participated in the
market economy and lived isolated lives raising corn and hogs.
By 1860, the number of free blacks in the South numbered about 250,000. Some were emancipated,
others were mulattoes. Emancipated slaves were examples of what would come from emancipation of
all slaves. The number of slaves in the South reached 4 million in 1860
Britain's West Africa Squadron seized hundreds of slave ships and freed hundreds of grateful captives.
MORE APUSH KEYS*** The suppression of international slave trade ironically fostered the growth of a vigorous
internal slave trade. Slave-owners took good care of their slaves and if their lives were at risk for a specific task,
they would hire an Irish to do the job. Slave auctions were brutal sights and were among the most revolting aspects
of slavery.
Discussion (Get with 1 partner FIRST):
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½ Page: If they could talk…what would THEIR story be???
THINK: AMISTAD…How did THEY get here???
Southern Society
tdl.org/txlor-dspace/bitstream/handle/2249.3/.../03_southern_soc.htm?...
by U Tom’s
46,000 planters owned twenty slaves; 2,200 planters owned 100 slaves; 11
planters owned 500 slaves; 1 planter owned 1,000 slaves