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Constitution+Slavery
flashcards for freshman honors american studies constitution and slavery unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abolish | cancel; put an end to (slavery) |
| Convention | a meeting |
| Delegates | person who is chosen or elected to represent a person or group |
| Emancipation | the freeing of slaves |
| Liberty | freedom |
| Opposition | act or condition of being against |
| Slave | person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them |
| Property | anything of value that is owned or controlled |
| Inalienable | not able to be taken or given away |
| Rights | powers or privileges granted to people either by an agreement among themselves or by law |
| Acts | units of action; a declaration |
| Southern States | - economy based on plantation system that depended on slave labor - states below the mason dixon line (southern boundary of PA) |
| Northern States | - economy based on trading and small farms - slaves were freed after the american revolution - states above the ohio river and mason dixon line |
| Antebellum | belonging to a period before a war (especially the american civil war) |
| Colonial America | slavery was practiced in both the north and the south |
| Founding Fathers | not able to reconcile the issues of slavery (i.e. free their slaves) |
| Patrick Henry | stated "I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them, I will not, I can not, justify it" |
| Prince Hall | - one of the most prominent free blacks in the revolutionary period - was born a slave and freed in the 1770s - leader of protesting slavery in boston - submitted a petition to massachusetts legislature arguing for the abolition of slavery |
| Slavery (in constitution) | not mentioned by name in the us constutution |
| 3/5 Compromise | decision to count slaves as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of deciding the population (seats in congress) |
| Slave Trade Compromise | slave trade would continue as normal for 20 years (1808) |
| Thomas Jefferson | blamed king george III for the cruelties of slavery |
| Benjamin Franklin | "we have to accept some of these disagreements [regarding slavery] in order to build a national government |
| Pro-Slavery Delegates... | justified slavery as an important personal right to protect |
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