PPT-Slavery

by Dakota Garoutte slavery slavery describes a wide variety of conditions where by one person sub ordinates another usually by the exercise of physical coercion Slavery was also taken for granted. Was the United States a house of cards before the Civil War?. Kansas - Nebraska Act - 1854. Author - Stephen A Douglas, Senator - Illinois. Act: Territory of Kansas would be divided into 2 states: Kansas and Nebraska. Piracy. Transatlantic Slave Trade. Lasted from the 16. th. to 19. th. century. An estimated 17 million Africans were captured and sold as slaves. Largest deportation in history. First system of globalization. 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. 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. Chapter 14 Part 3. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. CT preacher’s daughter. Lost son to cholera; felt she understood how slave mothers felt when children sold. Wrote anti-slavery novel (1852)– . By: Emily Wilson. EW. What we will be discussing. Intro to slavery during this time period.. Generalization during the time. Slavery maps. Both active and passive methods slaves used to resist slavery,. 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. American slavery was rooted in both . racism. & . economic. . exploitation. and depended on . brutal repression . for its survival.. Slavery remained a cancer on American democracy; a moral outrage that mocked our nation’s claim to be a model of social & political enlightenment. 1820-1860. The South and the Slavery Controversy. Chapter 16. I. Cotton is King. After Revolution slavery faced an uncertain future, it was logical to think slavery would fade away. Invention of the cotton gin in 1793 changed that. * The territory gained by the US in the Mexican-American War greatly increased sectional tension.. Slavery & Westward Expansion. 1846. . David Wilmot. Penn.(Dem). . The Wilmot Proviso. : proposed that slavery not be allowed in any territory gained from Mexico.. - 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.” . Barbados slaves codes brought to South Carolina. . Leads to massive Racism. . Imported in large numbers following:. Bacons Rebellion-1676. Invention of Cotton Gin- 1790 . Compromise of the Constitution. By. Gabrielle, Hannah, Sydney, and Mercer. A. is for-. A. bolitionists. A. bolitionists-people who want to end or abolish slavery.. Among the abolitionists were two sisters who grew up in South Carolina-Angelina and Sarah Grimke. . FEBRUARY 2021Executive summaryThe UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 Act was established nearly six years ago and was hailed as a landmark piece of legislation Its aim was to encourage business to take action