a story that often provides a moral lesson

emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved people in the South that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious beliefs

Treating someone less favorably specifically because of a protected characteristic

American slave leader, he claimed that divine inspiration had led him to end the slavery system. Called Nat Turner’s Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most violent one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and executed

men hired by farmers and planters to oversee and direct the work of slaves on plantations

passing down stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth

who was born into slavery, recalled visits from his mother, who lived 12 miles away

Explain why many southerners believed that free African Americans were a threat to slavery.

Southern slaveholders worried that free Black people might help enslaved people run away. The very existence of free African Americans proved that Black people did not have to be enslaved. White leaders feared that free Black people might spread ideas

In what ways did some planters show off their wealth?

Saved up money to buy more land and slaves

What are some ways that free African Americans were discriminated against

Most free AfricanAmericans could not vote, travel freely, or hold certain jobs. In others,laws restricted where they were allowed to live or conduct business

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FOLKTALES	a story that often provides a moral lesson
YEOMAN	Owners of small farms
SPIRITUALS	emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved people in the South that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious beliefs
DISCRIMINATION	Treating someone less favorably specifically because of a protected characteristic
NAT TURNER	American slave leader, he claimed that divine inspiration had led him to end the slavery system. Called Nat Turner’s Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most violent one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and executed
OVERSEERS	men hired by farmers and planters to oversee and direct the work of slaves on plantations
ORAL TRADITION	passing down stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth
FREDERICK DOUGLASS	who was born into slavery, recalled visits from his mother, who lived 12 miles away
Explain why many southerners believed that free African Americans were a threat to slavery.	Southern slaveholders worried that free Black people might help enslaved people run away. The very existence of free African Americans proved that Black people did not have to be enslaved. White leaders feared that free Black people might spread ideas
In what ways did some planters show off their wealth?	Saved up money to buy more land and slaves
In the Antebellum period what social class was the most common?	Yeoman farmers
What are some ways that free African Americans were discriminated against	Most free AfricanAmericans could not vote, travel freely, or hold certain jobs. In others,laws restricted where they were allowed to live or conduct business

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