Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e13/e
Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, Chapter Eleven: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old Southand the Old South
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IntroductionIntroduction Growth Without DevelopmentGrowth Without Development Predominantly Agricultural RegionPredominantly Agricultural Region
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A Cotton Plant
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Slavery and Cotton in the South, 1820 & 1860
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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old SouthCotton, Slavery, and the Old South The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy
– The Rise of King CottonThe Rise of King Cotton Decline of the Tobacco EconomyDecline of the Tobacco Economy Short-Staple CottonShort-Staple Cotton Spread of Cotton Spread of Cotton
ProductionProduction Expansion of SlaveryExpansion of Slavery Agrarian SouthAgrarian South ““Cotton Kingdom”Cotton Kingdom” Two-thirds of S. ExportsTwo-thirds of S. Exports
Cotton Gin in Use (Library of Congress)4
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The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy– Southern Trade and IndustrySouthern Trade and Industry
Weak Manufacturing SectorWeak Manufacturing Sector Inadequate Regional Transportation SystemInadequate Regional Transportation System De Bow’s ReviewDe Bow’s Review
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The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy– Sources of Southern DifferenceSources of Southern Difference
Reasons for Colonial DependencyReasons for Colonial Dependency Humid ClimateHumid Climate Lack of Liquid CapitalLack of Liquid Capital Cultural ValuesCultural Values The Cavalier ImageThe Cavalier Image
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White Society in the SouthWhite Society in the South– The Planter ClassThe Planter Class
Planter AristocracyPlanter Aristocracy Few Owned SlavesFew Owned Slaves Plantation Plantation
ManagementManagement Aristocratic Aristocratic
ValuesValues
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A Georgia Plantation
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White Society in the SouthWhite Society in the South– ““Honor”Honor”
Cult of HonorCult of Honor
– The “Southern Lady”The “Southern Lady” Subordinate Status of WomenSubordinate Status of Women Other BurdensOther Burdens Sexual Relationships with SlavesSexual Relationships with Slaves
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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old SouthCotton, Slavery, and the Old South White Society in the SouthWhite Society in the South
– The Plain FolkThe Plain Folk Limited Educational OpportunitiesLimited Educational Opportunities Subsistence FarmersSubsistence Farmers Hill PeopleHill People White Lower-Class ResentmentWhite Lower-Class Resentment Close Relations with the Plantation AristocracyClose Relations with the Plantation Aristocracy Commitment to PaternalismCommitment to Paternalism Limited Class ConflictLimited Class Conflict White Racial SuperiorityWhite Racial Superiority
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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old SouthCotton, Slavery, and the Old South Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”
– Varieties of SlaveryVarieties of Slavery Legal Basis of SlaveryLegal Basis of Slavery ““Peculiar Institution”Peculiar Institution” Slavery in the W. HemisphereSlavery in the W. Hemisphere BrazilBrazil Slave CodesSlave Codes Reality of SlaveryReality of Slavery Task and Gang SystemsTask and Gang Systems
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– Life Under SlaveryLife Under Slavery Special Position of WomenSpecial Position of Women High Slave Mortality RatesHigh Slave Mortality Rates House SlavesHouse Slaves Sexual AbuseSexual Abuse MulattosMulattos
– Slavery in the CitiesSlavery in the Cities Autonomy of Urban SlavesAutonomy of Urban Slaves
– Free African AmericansFree African Americans Tightened Restrictions on Free BlacksTightened Restrictions on Free Blacks ““Manumit”Manumit” African American Ownership of SlavesAfrican American Ownership of Slaves
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Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”– The Slave TradeThe Slave Trade
Slave MarketsSlave Markets The Foreign The Foreign
Slave TradeSlave Trade
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The Business of Slavery (Library of Congress)
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– Slave ResistanceSlave Resistance Prosser and Turner RebellionsProsser and Turner Rebellions Nat Turner-1831Nat Turner-1831 Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad Runaway SlavesRunaway Slaves Slave ResistanceSlave Resistance
Harriet Tubman (Library of Congress)13
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The Culture of SlaveryThe Culture of Slavery– Language and MusicLanguage and Music
PidginPidgin Importance of Slave SpiritualsImportance of Slave Spirituals
– African-American ReligionAfrican-American Religion Slave ReligionSlave Religion Blending of Christian and African traditionsBlending of Christian and African traditions
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Cotton, Slavery, and the Old SouthCotton, Slavery, and the Old South The Culture of SlaveryThe Culture of Slavery
– The Slave FamilyThe Slave Family Slave MarriagesSlave Marriages Importance of Kinship NetworksImportance of Kinship Networks One-Third of Families Broken UpOne-Third of Families Broken Up Paternal Nature of SlaveryPaternal Nature of Slavery
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Where Historians Disagree:Where Historians Disagree:
The Character of SlaveryThe Character of Slavery
African Americans Picking Cotton (Library of Congress)
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Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
The Slaves’ MusicThe Slaves’ Music
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