Slavery and Racism

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How many enslaved people were there in the South in 1860?

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nearly 4 million

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________ is the belief that one race is superior to others.

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Racism

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Racism was the foundation upon which _________ was built.

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Slavery

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In what specific ways did racist attitudes and laws affect the more than 250,000 free African Americans in the South?

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Local laws prevented them from traveling or assembling in large groups and free African-Americans were discouraged from organizing churches, schools, and other organizations.

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Why did southern leaders fight to keep slavery in the South?

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Slavery was central to the economy and culture of the South.

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Why did some wealthy plantation owners want to acquire Cuba?

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They wanted to add it as a slave state in the U.S.

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For those enslaved people who were able to escape to the North, what types of attitudes did they often have to deal with?

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Many northerners held the same racist beliefs and attitudes that was common among southerners.

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__________ is the separation of people based on race.

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Segregation

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Examples of _________ that African Americans in the North faced: - Laws restricting rights to vote, own property, move freely - Segregation in northern cities - Forbidden from entering white churches, schools, buildings - Blocked from skilled jobs - Daily threats, attacks from mobs, risk of capture

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racism and discrimination