DCUS Chap 16 vocab

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Region in the South known for 19th-century plantation agriculture and a high African slave population.

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Black Belt

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Demarcation line among Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.

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Mason-Dixon Line

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Anti-slavery newspaper by William Lloyd Garrison that sparked a debate on abolition.

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The Liberator

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19th-century ship transporting Mende captives; in July 1839, escaped slaves took control, protected by a British fleet.

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Amistad

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Sermon where the congregation responds to the minister.

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Responsorial

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Slave drivers who used the lash to punish strong-willed slaves.

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Breakers

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Rule prohibiting discussion of slavery in the House.

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Gag Resolution

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Squadron to suppress the Atlantic slave trade by patrolling Africa, using a sixth of the Royal Navy fleet.

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West African Squadron

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American colony on Africa's west coast for ex-slaves.

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Liberia

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Founded in 1816 by Robert Finley, this group supported the return of free African Americans to Africa.

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American Colonization Society