Section 3 - The Plantation South Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is the cotton gin? Who made it?
A
The cotton gin is a machine with a spiked cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fibers.
2
Q
What freedoms were Africans denied?
A
- To get a good job
- Send their kids to public school
- vote
- serve on juries
- testify whites in court
3
Q
What are slave codes?
A
Slave codes are laws that controlled every aspect of a slaves life
4
Q
When it became illegal to import slaves to America in 1808, what did slaves do to preserve culture?
A
They added African customs, music, and dance to their daily lives.
5
Q
What are spirituals?
A
Religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with the realities of slavery
