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| Leader of most fatal slave rebellion in the South (prior to Civil War) |
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| Southern upper class author that documented life during Civil War |
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| Black slave that planned large Slave uprising but was arrested before the uprising could begin |
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| Border that separated Northern (abolishment) states from Southern (slave) states |
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| Largest cotton producing (southern) region in the U.S until the Civil War |
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| Laws that gave a slaveowner absolute power over thier slave |
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| people that watched over a plantation owners slaves to keep slaves working and maximize profits |
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| Hierarchy within a family based on partiarchy that often abused individual rights of slaves |
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| The mixing of different racial groups through marriage |
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| A code of honor that encouraged "knightly" manners and "courtly" love |
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| A person that oversees the slaves of his plantation owner |
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| Slaves resisting work by working slowly faking injury and sickness, or even commiting suicide |
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| Term used to describe African-Americans that were not slaves |
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| distinction between less educated (southern) and educated (northern) people |
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