How Did African Americans Resist Slavery

In the South slavery was a main thing, it was a struggle to take control in America. Slavery was the main stronghold and motive behind many political actions. Which is why slavery being dominate in political and economic which made it a big thing from 1840 to 1860. Which is why he way life in the South for the slaves involved resistance and survival. Slaves have been around for a long time. From slave farmers from the South. To the North where men believed that women shouldn't be allowed to work. Even though slavery was terrible some slaves managed to escape their terrible life and did it with success. While unfortunately some slaves didn’t escape well like others and had to suffer the consequences from their masters.

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Each expression of resistance by enslaved individuals or groups counted as acts of rebellion against the system of slavery. Enslaved African Americans resisted slavery in a variety of active and passive ways by breaking tools, feigning illness, staging slowdowns, and committing acts of arson and sabotage. All were forms of resistance and expression of slaves by being distance from their masters. Running away was another form of resistance. (Chapter 9, Page 437)" Some enslaved African Americans tried to run away to the free states in the North. A few succeeded. Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, two African American leaders who were born into slavery, gained their freedom when they fled to the North." As you can tell some slaves did succeed when they tried to escape their master, but some didn't succeed as well as the others. Slaves codes were state laws established to determine the status of slaves and the rights of their owners. Slave codes placed harsh restrictions on slaves' already limited freedoms, often to prevent rebellion or escape. It would also give slave owners absolute power over their …show more content…
Slave labor lasted until the end of the American Civil War. Cotton was dependent on slavery and slavery was dependent on cotton. In the 1830s and 1840s cotton was called" Cotton King" because cotton was a big thing in the American economy. Which is why the plantation economy of the slavery states in the Deep South led to the creation of “The Second Middle Passage.” Which is why cotton being now the most important fiber producing plant. That's why cotton plays a role in the feed and oil industries with its seed. That's why if I lived in the 1800s I would build a factory with many machines, like a sewing machine and spinning jenny etc. And I would let the people work for me instead of forcing them to work