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History of the Poles in the United States - Wikipedia

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The history of Poles in the United States dates to the American Colonial era. Poles have lived in present-day United States territories for over 400 years-since 1608. There are 10 million Americans of Polish descent in the U.S. today, making it the largest diaspora of Poles in the world.

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Plain Folk: Luke, Dante, Passman, Brian, Zack 

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Plain Folk: Luke, Dante, Passman, Brian, Zack 

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Most did not own slaves, however some did. Did not have higher education, as there were limited educational opportunities for the lower class. Most did not ever grow enough to get out of poverty, and stayed poor their whole lives. They did not have much power in the south, and were not taken seriously in politics.

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Cayden, Gideon, Eva, Laisa

-Southern White males who were wealthy and owned many slaves and lots of land

-Own slaves, worked on their plantations, grow many crops in order to make profit, move to different locations often, carefully supervise crops for successful harvesting, competitive occupation

-Avoided trade and commerce, military was a suitable job, defended honor through dueling, respect and courtesy for others, ethical behavior and bravery

-Support Slavery

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Urban Slaves: Moved around the city alone and got the opportunity to talk to free blacks and whites. Some slaves were hired out by their masters to work in southern industry. Slavery decreased in urban areas because whites saw it as incompatible with cities.

Free Blacks: There were 250,000 free blacks living in the south at the start of the civil war. Over half were in Virginia and Maryland. Whites saw this increasing population as a threat. Some in the upper south attained wealth, but most lived in poverty. The burdens of freedom were still preferred to living in slavery.

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Olivia, Emily B, Gabby

- The role of the Southern white lady was similar to middle class white women in the North. Their lives were centered around the home; they were companions to their husbands and they nurtured their children.
- White men had more dominance in the South than in the North, so women in the South were more separated from the outside and fixated on the home life.
- Most women lived on farms and rarely saw anyone besides their immediate family, so they had little options for a role other than being a wife and mother. Some women engaged in spinning and weaving; however, these roles were sometimes considered unsuitable for women.
- Southern women had much less access to education than northern women. About a quarter of women over twenty were illiterate. The few academies that existed primarily taught women how to be suitable wives.
- The birth rate in the South was 20% higher than in the rest of the country, and the infant mortality rate was also higher.
- The existence of slavery had a mixed impact on southern women. They were spared from hard work, but their relationships with their husbands were threatened. Their husbands would often have sexual relationships with the slave women, and their children would serve on the plantation force and remind those women of their husband's infidelities.

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They lived in infertile lands, swamps, and miserable cabins. Many owned no land and supported themselves by hunting. Others worked for their neighbors. Some even ate clay. They suffered from pellagra, hookworm, and malaria. They supported slavery because they were in such deep poverty that they had little strength to protest. They also looked down upon slaves and the black population.

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-Lived in Appalachian Ranges East of the Mississippi.
-We lived in the "Backcountry" areas cut off from commercial world of the plantation.
-We believed in individual personal freedom and unusual isolation from modern notions of property. Valued the ideal of fervent loyalty to the nation.
We opposed slavery because we believed in freedom.

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Non Slave Owning White: Gabe K, Mason A, Debra C

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Non Slave Owning White: Gabe K, Mason A, Debra C

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Many were small farmers and depended on the plantation system for resources. Many small farmers were related to rich plantation owners which lowered tensions between different classes.Many were very politically involved and had fierce regional loyalty. Had a mostly male dominated family structure with all members of the family working together and usually supported slavery.

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Emily K and Zada O
lived in rough small cabin called slave quarters, house slaves sometimes lived in the houses. Women had harder lives, they worked in the fields and also did the cooking and took care of the children, they were often sexually abused. Family life was hard for slaves because they mostly got separated when sold. The slaves had little health care on the plantations. House slaves had somewhat of an easier life. The lived close to the masters and sometimes had good relationships with the families. But they were very isolated from other slaves and were more vulnerable to sexual abuse.

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Southern Social Class Structure Group Share

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Southern Social Class Structure Group Share

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