PPT-Slavery: Slave Narratives

AM103 David Lambert 16 November 2015 Humanist vs quantification A cademic scholarship on transatlantic slavery can schematically be divided between two opposed theoretical camps first what may be called the . 1820-1850. Prior to the 1820s the view of slavery was in conflict with the ideas of . the . American Revolution. , . particularly the statement by Thomas Jefferson in the . . Declaration of Independence . Artemus Ward. Dept. of Political Science. Northern Illinois University. aeward@niu.edu. http://www.niu.edu/polisci/faculty/profiles/ward. /. Introduction. During the early years of the nation, abolitionists criticized the . How it all began:. The first Africans in America arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 as indentured servants. From 1619 to around1640, Africans were able to earn their freedom by working as artisans and labor workers for the European settlers.. Walter Johnson refers to . Joseph Holt Ingraham’s work, ‘The Southwest by a Yankee’ (1835. ). Johnson . states that there is no more important topic in relation to slavery than the topic approached by Ingraham regarding ‘the relation of slavery to race… of the process of economic exploitation to the ideology of racial domination. Barbara Bulmer-Thomas. October 3, 2015. Legacies of British slave-owners database. Catherine Hall, Nicholas Draper, Keith . McClelland, Katie Donnington, Rachel . Lang. Belize slave owners. Steps to freedom. Slavery’s Evolution. At the beginning of the 18th century, most slaves were born in Africa, few were Christian, and very few slaves were engaged in raising cotton. By the start of the American Revolution, slavery had changed dramatically. How should the issue of slavery be addressed within the new territories?. Do Now: . Color in your map to identify the “free soil” and “slave” states.. Draw a line to identify the split in the country between North and South. . Slavery’s Evolution. At the beginning of the 18th century, most slaves were born in Africa, few were Christian, and very few slaves were engaged in raising cotton. By the start of the American Revolution, slavery had changed dramatically. Crispus. Attucks in the Mob at the “Boston Massacre,” 1770. Phillis. Wheatley, Boston Slave and Published Poet. Slavery and Slave Revolt as a Cause of the American Revolution. Centrality of Slavery to British North America. Slavery and the Constitution. 1.. Which of the following statements best explains the conflict over slavery and representation in the House of Representatives. Check all that apply.. A. . . Northerners . 1793-1860. American Pageant Chapter 16. “Cotton is King!”. King Cotton. Cotton Gin—revives slavery. South & others profited. ½ of American exports after 1840. Produced more than ½ world’s supply. Academic Resource Center. Slavery Narratives: The Basics. Genre that begins in 18. th. Century. Tell the story of a slave . Writers include:. Frederick Douglass. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriett Jacobs. 12 Years a Slave. H. o. w. . to analyze slave narratives.. Who. . W. a. s. . S. olo. m. on. . No. r. th. up. ?. . . . 1808. :. . B. o. r. n. . i. n. . M. i. n. e. r. v. a. ,. . N. e. w. Y. - Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass. “I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.” .