PERIOD 5: 1844-1877

Chapter 16; The South & The Slavery Controversy (Chapter 17 11th Edition)

(1790-1860)

The over-arching theme of chapter 16 The South & The Slavery Controversy

is that antebellum (pre-Civil War) society in the South was built on slave labor.

Learning Objectives – After reading this chapter you should be able to:

  1. point out the economic strengths and weaknesses of the "Cotton Kingdom."
  2. describe the southern planter aristocracy and identify its strengths and weaknesses.
  3. describe the no slaveholding white majority of the South and explain its relations with both the planter elite and the black slaves.
  4. describe the nature of African-American life, both free and slave, before the Civil War.
  5. describe the effects of the "peculiar institution" of slavery on both blacks and whites.
  6. explain why abolitionism was at first unpopular in the North and describe how it gradually gained strength.
  7. describe the fierce southern response to abolitionism and the growing defense of slavery as a
  8. "positive good."

Identify the Historical Significance of the following –

  1. Harriet Beecher Stowe
  2. William Lloyd Garrison
  3. Denmark Vesey
  4. David Walker
  5. Nat Turner
  6. Sojourner Truth
  7. Theodore Dwight Weld
  8. Frederick Douglass
  9. Arthur & Lewis Tappan
  10. Elijah P. Lovejoy

Define & State the historical significance of the following –

  1. oligarchy
  2. abolitionism
  3. “positive good”

Describe & State the historical significance of the following –

  1. Cotton Kingdom
  2. The Liberator
  3. mulattoes
  4. American Anti-slavery Society
  5. peculiar institution
  6. Liberty Party
  7. Lane Rebels
  8. gag resolution

To build your social science vocabulary, familiarize yourself with the following terms.

  1. oligarchy - rule by a small elite
  1. medievalism - devotion to the social values, customs, or beliefs thought to be characteristic of the European Middle Ages
  1. commission - fee paid to an agent in a transaction, usually as a percentage of the sale
  1. middlemen - in commerce, those who stand between the producer and the retailer or consumer
  1. racism - belief in the superiority of one race over another or behavior reflecting such a belief
  1. fecund - fruitful in bearing numerous children
  1. overseer - someone who governs or directs the work of another
  1. sabotage - Intentional destruction or damage of goods, machines, or productive processes
  1. fratricidal - literally, concerning the killing of brothers; often applied to the killing of relatives or countrymen
  1. incendiary - a person who willfully stirs up riot or rebellion