African Americans in the mid-1800's....so far

What is racism?

• Unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other random reasons.

• The belief that one race is superior (or better) to another.

• The social separation of groups of people, especially by race.

Which is true of free African Americans living in both the North and the South?

• They faced discrimination and racism.

• They lived side by side with white Americans.

• They had the same rights as everyone else.

• They preferred living only with African Americans.

What was the legal status of slaves in the United States?

• Citizen

• Property

• Dependents

• Immigrants

What was an effect of segregation policies in the North?

• People shared their culture with others.

• People were separated by race in public spaces.

• People were forced to live with different races.

• People were not allowed to practice their religion.

Match this experience with the correct group of people: they could not own or buy anything and worked mostly on farms and plantations.

• Slaves

• Free Blacks in the South

• Free Blacks in the North

Match this experience with the correct group of people: they worked as laborers, crafts people, or household servants. They could not travel freely

• Slaves

• Free Blacks in the South

• Free Blacks in the North

Match this experience with the correct group of people: They were denied the right to vote and had trouble finding good jobs. They had to live under policies of segregation.

• Slaves

• Free Blacks in the South

• Free Blacks in the North

Why did Southerners who did not own slaves support slavery?

• They feared the power of the slaveholders.

• They believed they would be able to own slaves someday.

• They knew that the Southern economy depended on slave labor.

• They understood that the Constitution did not ban slavery in the South.

How did the cotton gin affect slaves?

• It made their lives easier.

• It increased the demand for slaves.

• It decreased the need for slave labor.

• It was the first step toward abolishing slavery.

Name the invention and inventor that increased the demand for slaves in the 1800’s.

• Cotton Gin- Eli Whitney

• The Telegraph- Samuel Morse

• Steam Engine- Robert Fulton

• The Mirror- Mariah Pinedo