What invention led to the increased concentration of slavery in the South? What was included in the Slave Codes? What is the term for a master setting a slave free? Which two men led slave revolts during the 1800s? What was a Southern argument in favor of slavery?

1. cotton gin

2. cant teach them to read or write, no marriage between slaves, voting, owning property, testifying in court, marrying caucasians, traveling without permission, gathering in large numbers, etc

3. manumission/affranchisement

4. Denmark Vessey and Frederick Douglass/Nat Turner

5. it would have a negative, sudden economic impact; slavery was in the bible, etc

What invention led to the increased concentration of slavery in the South?

The invention that led to the increased concentration of slavery in the South was the Cotton Gin. With the Cotton Gin, cotton production rate increased and more slaves were needed to harvest cotton. Before the Cotton Gin separating the fiber from the cotton itself was labor intensive and took a long time.

What was included in the Slave Codes?

Slave Codes were a series of laws that restricted the conducts of slaves. Slave Codes included severe punishing such as burns, lashes, cuts, and other punishments. They would be persecuted without indictment, they had their mobility restrained, they could not go where they wanted without their's masters agreement. After the Civil War, slave codes still existed, ex-slaves could not rent or lease land outside of a town, they could not vote and even were prohibited from using the same places or doors from others.

What is the term for a master setting a slave free?

The correct term for a master setting a slave free is manumission or affranchisement. Manumission is also the right term when a slave purchased himself by paying the master an amount.

Which two men led slave revolts during the 1800s?

Nat Turner was a self-educated man that started a slave revolt in 1831. He and his group of 60 murdered his master and his family. The group went off to more killing but the group scattered, Turner hid for a month but eventually, he was discovered and was executed.

Madison Washington also led one of the most successful slave revolts in the US. He was inside a boat being transported for the slave in New Orleans, he managed to gain the deck of the boat and him with other 18 other slaves rebelled, they killed one of the slave traders. The slaves took over the boat and navigated towards Nassau.

When they reached there they were freed in April 1842 and this revolt was considered the most successful in the US history.

What was a Southern argument in favor of slavery?

The Southern had many arguments in favor of slavery, the first one was economy, they defended that if slavery was put to an end the US economy would be heavily impacted. Slave force was needed for the Southern economy, especially on plantations. The cotton economy would collapse, tobacco crop would dry in the fields and rice would cease being profitable.

Another Southern argument was that if slavery ended it would cause a major rise of unemployment and violence.