a. When and how did slavery begin the southern state?
During 1600's, the southern states had large plantation that grew cotton and other crops. These plantation needed many people to take care of. Thus, Africans began to be shipped to the southern states to work in the plantation.
b.Which country were the slaves brought from?
The slaves were brought from Africa.
c.Who traditionally bought and owned the slaves?
The North Americans traditionally bought and owned the slaves.
d.Were there laws/rules that the slaves had to abide by? If yes what were they?
Yes. The slaves could not read and write because the owner did not want them to think of escaping. The slaves did could not have a weapon because they were scare that the slaves shoot their owners. If the slaves were caught escaping, the owner will beat and slash the slaves. In conclusion the rules and laws that the slaves needed to abide was to prevent them from escaping and shows that the whites wanted control over the slaves.
e.How does the notion of slavery relate to the novel? Does the study of slavery help you to understand the novel better?
Because of the incident of slavery, the white took control of the black and these effect the point of the view of the white to the black. The white look down on the blacks. In the novel, slavery started the whole case where a white accused a black man for doing something he did not do. This shows the white look down at the black and though he can do anything the the black.
The Civil War
a.Identify the southern states.
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
b.Who was the US president who proclaimed war against the South?
Abraham Lincoln was the US president who proclaimed war against the South.
c.Why was the Civil War fought?
The war was fought over the freedom of the slaves in the south.
d.When was the Civil War fought?
The Civil War was fought in 1861.
e.What was the outcome of the war?
The south surrender and the slavery was abolished.
f.How does the Civil Rights movement relate to the novel?
The Civil War is related to the novel as in the novel, Jem and Scout are fighting for a black, which is similar to the North fighting for the blacks slaves in the South.
Jim Crow's Laws
a.What/Who is Jim Crow?
Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system.
b.What were Jim Crow Laws?
Jim Crow Laws was a set of rules targeted towards the black, making them look like they are second class.
c.What was the response of the slaves and the Blacks to these laws?
The blacks felt unfair and tried to break the law but failed.
d.Do we see the Jim Crow laws surface in the novel? If so then in which part of the novel?
Yes. The black and whites go to different churches.
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