Facts About Slavery

Facts About Slavery in America

Slavery started in the United States in 1619 end in 1865

ended slavery in 1865

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​Civil War
(battle of the North and South )

Multiple Choice

What war helped to end slavery in America?

• Civil War

• Spanish-Amerian War

• World War 1

• Vietnam War

Quick Facts

• If a mother was enslaved, and she had a child, that child was a slave

• Slaves were not allowed to learn how to read or write

• Half of all enslaved infants died in their first year of life.

• The enslaved were looked at as property and not human beings

Multiple Choice

If a mother was a slave, her child was:

• Free for life

• Free for a short time

• A slave for a short time

• A slave for life

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Dispel means

• to speak in an aggressive manner

• never wrong

• to remove any doubts or falsehoods

• to create something with different parts

Jobs the Enslaved performed

• bricklayers gravediggers

• cooks shipbuilders

• butchers field workers

• mechanics

• carpenters

• babysitters

• drivers

• tailors

• construction

• workers

• shoemakers

• cabinet makers

• so much more

Multiple Choice

What were some jobs that the enslaved not perform?

• doctors, lawyers, presidents

• bricklayers,

  cooks, mechanics

• gravediggers, chefs, and butchers

• babysitters, shoemakers, homebuilders

Ways Slaves Resisted and Rebeled

• Slave Riots

• Running away

• Working slower

• Physically fighting back

Multiple Choice

What were some of the methods used by slaves to resist their enslavement?

• Befriending their masters, accepting their fate, and working harder

• Praying for salvation, begging for mercy, and accepting punishment

• Collaborating with other slaves, reporting on fellow slaves, and seeking rewards

• Running away, rebellion, sabotage, and passive resistance.

Slave Codes in America

Laws that defined the status of enslaved individuals and the rights of their owners. These laws varied by state but generally aimed to control and oppress enslaved people. The laws denied enslaved people of basic human rights.

Multiple Choice

What were slave codes in America?

• Laws that defined the status of enslaved individuals and the rights of their owners

• Laws that granted basic human rights to enslaved individuals

• Laws that aimed to abolish slavery in America

• Laws that restricted the movement of slave owners

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Frivolous means

• to keep someone entertained

• not serious

• unhappy with no hope

• to make impossible