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Reading 4.12
African Americans in the Early Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Free African Americans | African Americans who were not enslaved and often resided in cities of the North and South to find work, but still faced racial discrimination and prejudice. |
| Denmark Vesey | Free African American who helped propose a massive slave escape plan that involved capturing ships and sailing to freedom, but was discovered and hung with over thirty conspirators. |
| Nat Turner | Slave from Virginia who led a violent slave uprising in 1831 that resulted in 55 Whites being killed and was ruthlessly put down and heightened Southern fear of ending slavery. |
| Slave Codes | Laws that strictly regulated the status of slaves and their lack of rights or freedoms, which became more strict and more harshly enforced after several attempted slave rebellions. |