Doc B Slavery After Independence Many northern states

Doc B Slavery After Independence • Many northern states end slavery or institute programs of gradual emancipation. ending slavery in the state slowly over time.

Free states = states that DO NOT permit slavery Slave states = states that DO permit slavery

Doc C Slavery After Independence • International slave trade closes in 1808.

American Slave Population Census Figures, 1790 -1860 International Slave Trade Closes (1807)

If the international slave trade closes in 1807, how then, does slavery continue to grow in the southern states? 1. Natural increase – slave mothers having children Partus Sequitur Ventrem - slave status of a child followed that of his or her mother 2. Domestic slave trade – buying of slaves within the U. S. (domestic).

Docs A and D Slavery After Independence • Enslaved men and women took it upon themselves to gain freedom. Running Away Freedom Petitions Fugitive Slave Law (1793)

Life as a slave Master-slave relationship Topics from 12 Years a Slave Resistance

With your group members: 1. Discuss/determine what the topic means. 2. Identify two or three questions that relate to the topic. Example: TOPIC: Gender Sub-questions: 1) Were men and women treated differently? 2) What were the established gender roles/norms?

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Annotating Instructions: As you read, use a different highlighter to distinguish between excerpts/passages that relate to the three different topics. = Life as a slave = Master-slave relationship = Slave resistance Slaves expressing desire to runaway but do not know the geography of the land. Slaves found ways to “control” or manipulate their masters.

Narrative - Weaves together information to tell a story (can be fiction or non-fiction) Solomon Northup (the author) was a free black man living in New York. He was kidnapped in 1841. Solomon Northup was rescued in 1853 - 12 years later (hence the narrative’s title). Rescued in Louisiana – at the time, working on a cotton plantation. This narrative was published in London in 1853 just as the anti-slavery or abolitionist movement was growing in America.

Exit Slip: Use the information you discerned from the front cover to respond to the following questions: What are you reading Greg’s class and why are you reading it?