https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60 Made with a little mischief en-us 2017-12-11 19:26:44 UTC 2023-07-04 10:58:34 UTC hello@padlet.com michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215188253 A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation]]> 2017-12-11 19:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215188253 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215188769 If the slaveholders were to be believed, their overseers were a low-bred class of scoundrels whose management of the southern slaves swung erratically from violent abuse to lackadaisical incompetence]]> 2017-12-11 19:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215188769 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215189965 Instead, he led the way in arguing that slavery was "indispensable to the peace and happiness of both" whites and blacks. He claims that instead of an evil, slavery is "a good- a positive good." This argument, and his strong states' rights ideology, characterized the entire debate over slavery until the Civil War. ]]> 2017-12-11 19:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215189965 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215190730 restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.]]> 2017-12-11 19:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215190730 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215191442 After one loyal slave told his master about a plot to seize the city of Charlestown, South Carolina and kill all the whites, local authorities exposed the most comprehensive slave plot in the history of the United States.]]> 2017-12-11 19:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215191442 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215486233 Nat Turner's Rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, the largest and deadliest slave uprising in U.S. history.]]> 2017-12-12 16:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215486233 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215486981 Abolitionism is a general term which describes the movement to end slavery. This term can be used formally or informally.]]> 2017-12-12 16:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215486981 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215488623 Sarah Moore Grimké and Angelina Emily Grimké, known as the Grimké sisters, were the first American female advocates of abolition and women's rights. They were writers, orators, and educators]]> 2017-12-12 16:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215488623 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215584882 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Born a slave, Harriett Tubman became a famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading hundreds of slaves to freedom.]]> 2017-12-12 19:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215584882 michaelkeene https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215585895 The Liberator was an American abolitionist newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp in 1831.]]> 2017-12-12 19:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelkeene/xj7g4v33pz60/wish/215585895