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TheOld South
Images of the Old South
Gone with the WindWhites a natural __________Stable agrarian societyPaternalistic white plantersKind to slavesDedicated to rural values of independence & honor
Uncle Tom’s CabinPlanters as arrogant aristocratsRaped slave womenBrutalized slave menBroke up slave familiesTrampled on rights of poorer __________
Sources of Southern Distinctiveness
Climate
The “Peculiar Institution” of slavery
__________ society
Few immigrants
Martial spirit
__________ by North & South alike that it was distinctive
By committing itself to cotton production, the South:
Gambled its future on unending demand (primarily British)
Sacrificed long-term __________ for short-term gain
Accepted moral isolation from rest of the world (Due to existence of slavery)
Distinguishing Characteristics of Plantations
(How were they different from other farms?)
Large sizeSubstantial __________ enterprises
Dedicated to producing staple crops for __________
Large labor forceManagement structure
Division of labor
Distinction between management & laborOwners did not work alongside slaves
Were a privileged elite
Saw themselves as community leadersA “natural aristocracy”
Expected __________
Conflated their _______ interest with the South’s interest
The Planter Mindset
Fiercely __________
Suspicious of __________
Supported slave system (But most owned no slaves)Feared economic competition
Enjoyed privileged status (Mudsill)
The Small Planters(Jefferson’s “yeoman farmers”)
“Poor white trash”
Lived a primitive existence on fringe of society
Characterized as:“Dirt-eaters”
“Lazy”
“Shiftless”
Failings attributed to heredity
Actual causes:__________
__________ deficiencies
Expectations:A Southern Gentleman was:
__________Polite__________
A Southern Lady was:__________ pure__________ piousDomestically submissive
Honor and Virtue in the South
Ways a slave might gain freedom:
Purchase it
Granted in recognition of service
(Usually for military service)
__________
(Used by G. Washington)
Escape(Necessarily entailed leaving the South)
Free “Persons of Color”
<= Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison =>
Frederick Douglas =>
<= Sojourner Truth
Slavery existed in the __________
Slavery __________ and a social necessity
Blacks basically inferior, slavery had a civilizing effect
Contrasted it to “evils” of “_____ slavery” in the North
Defense of Slavery