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Detailed notes for Chapter 16 of the 16th edition of the AP U.S. History textbook, The American Pageant.
Below are chapter notes and outlines for the American Pageant, 16th edition textbook. Additional Information: Hardcover: 1152 pages. Publisher: Cengage Learning; 16 edition (January 1, 2015) Language: English. ISBN-10: 9781305075900. ISBN-13: 978-1305075900. ASIN: 1305075900. Chapter 01 - New World Beginnings.
Slaves had no dignity, were illiterate, and had no chance of achieving the “American dream.” They also devised countless ways to make trouble without getting punished too badly. They worked as slowly as they could without getting lashed.
Wendell Phillips helped start the American Abolitionist Society to further the cause. A black abolitionist, David Walker , wrote Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World urged military action to end slavery.
Below you will find notes for the 17th edition of the U.S. History textbook, The American Pageant. The links provide detailed summaries on American/US history from one of the most popular US History textbooks in the United States.
Plantation Slavery. Importation of black slaves was illegal but the price of “black ivory” was so high slaves were still being smuggled in. Most slaves were the children of slaves in America. Slaves were considered investments and slave owners took care that the slaves didn’t die.
Legal importation of slaves being ended in 1808, slaves were still smuggled to the South because of their high value to the farmers. But most of the slave pop. came from reproduction. Slaves became so valuable that risky jobs were given to paid Irishmen to spare the slave's life.
See notes for all editions below the fold. The American Pageant - 17th Edition. David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen. Chapter 1 - New World Beginnings. Chapter 2 - The Contest for North America. Chapter 3 - Settling the English Colonies. Chapter 4 - American Life in the 17th Century.
1. By a movement of emancipation after the American Revolution (usually the upper South). 2. By the slave owner. These were usually mulattoes, often the child of a white owner and black mistress. 3. By purchasing one's freedom. If a slave could save enough money, he could just buy himself, so to speak and thereby free himself. 3.
Chapter 16 - The South and the Slavery Controversy. I. “Cotton’ s Is King!”. 1. Before the 1793 invention of Eli Whitney’ s cotton gin, slavery was a dying business, since the South was burdened with depressed prices, unmarketable goods, and. over-cropped lands.