https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60 By Levi Morquecho, Robert Harrington, and Jasmine Browning (Period 4) en-us 2017-02-01 19:13:13 UTC 2026-03-12 12:29:40 UTC hello@padlet.com roberth2732 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150963471 The creation of the cotton gin made slavery increase significantly, because more people needed more slaves to work so they could make even more money. ]]> 2017-02-01 19:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150963471 jasmineb4066 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150963473 The price of slaves rose as the need for labor increased. As of 1861, the price of a slave was $800.]]> 2017-02-01 19:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150963473 roberth2732 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150963929 The Cotton Belt was a belt of states that started producing cotton greatly in the 18th century after the cotton gin was created. The cotton gin made it a lot easier to clean cotton, resulting in more being sold.]]> 2017-02-01 19:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150963929 jasmineb4066 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150964797 As cotton production boomed, slavery also expanded. In 1790 there were less than 1,250,000 slaves in the United States. However, in 1860, the U.S. had over 3,750,000 slaves.]]> 2017-02-01 19:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150964797 roberth2732 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150965735 This plantataion home was a place where slaves use to live and do all of there hard work. ]]> 2017-02-01 19:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150965735 jasmineb4066 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150968009 Lincoln is trying to say that he has an urge to see people who are for slavery endure and experience what slaves go through.]]> 2017-02-01 19:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150968009 roberth2732 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150968045 I believe Abraham Lincoln is trying to say that if one denies another freedom, then they don't deserve it either. ]]> 2017-02-01 19:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150968045 levim2600 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150968543 I think that Frederick Douglass is trying to say that if you have an education you must not be a slave.

Frederick Douglas is shown below.]]> 2017-02-01 19:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/150968543 jasmineb4066 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151347245 Spirituals were songs sung by slaves to help cope with their difficult lives and unfair treatment. Often, spirituals would contain secret codes or messages. The messages usually had to do with escaping.]]> 2017-02-03 04:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151347245 roberth2732 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151554380 Slave growth grew highly when the cotton gin came out because people needed more slaves to make more money. Also if you had slaves you were usually wealthy so the more slaves you had the wealthier you were. ]]> 2017-02-03 19:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151554380 jasmineb4066 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151560303 Below is an assignment we all worked on.]]> 2017-02-03 20:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151560303 jasmineb4066 https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151710880 Below is a secret abolitionist message that consists of secret codes.]]> 2017-02-06 02:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/levim2600/1ey7omt9zr60/wish/151710880