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Although both were abolitionists, what was the major difference between Nat Turner and Frederick Douglass?

If you were alive during the mid 1800s, which approach to abolitionism would you 5/5/12 support? Why?

The antebellum south

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The Antebellum South

Antebellum: Pre Civil War South

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Southern states

Mostly Rural

Plantations and small farms

1/3 of U.S. population

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Southern economy

Rural plantation based

Staple crop: Cotton

Only 10% of manufactured goods

Few factories

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Transportation

Few railroads

Mostly river transporting

Few immigrants

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White southerners

64% Non slave owners

18% Own 5 or fewer slaves

15.5% Own 5-50 slaves

2.5% Own 50 or fewer slaves

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African-american Southerners

61% Slaves in mid scale plantations (10-99)

25% Slaves in small groups (1-9)

8% Slaves in large scale plantations (100 or more)

6% Free blacks

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Make a prediction about the future of the southern states. When slavery is eventually abolished, how do you believe it will effect the souths economy? Why?

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