HSTY2034: US History to 1865 25 May 2004

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HSTY2034 US History to 186525 May 2004

• Life Under Slavery

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Outline 1

• 1. Slavery Expands
• The internal slave trade
• The cotton economy
• 2. Life Under Slavery
• Living conditions
• Work regimes field hands house servants
  artisans and skilled workers
• Forced migration
• Community family religion

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The South Expands, 17901850
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Cotton Exports as a Percentage of All U.S.
Exports, 18001860
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Slave Cabins
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Louisiana Slave, Gordon, in 1863
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Slave Pen, Virginia
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Slave Coffle, passing through Washington
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Slave Auction