American History Assignment

Chapter 10

By 1840 the South produced more than 60 percent of the world’s supply of cotton.

Chapter 11

Trail of Tears - ​The Cherokees were told they had to leave their lands no later than 1838. Most refused to go. President Martin Van Buren had the U.S. Army force them to march west. 15,000 traveled the Trail of Tears. One quarter died along the way of exposure, disease and exhaustion. The land the survivors were given was smaller and inferior compared to the land that was taken from them.

- The racist attitudes of the day were reflected in popular culture - Minstrel shows were the most popular form of entertainment - The shows featured white actors performing in black face - Its basic message was that African Americans could not cope with

freedom and therefore did not belong in the north. - Enslaved African Americans were portrayed as happy and content.

In South Carolina blacks outnumbered whites Denmark Vesey​ was an educated free black carpenter. Whites accused him of planning to burn down the city. He denied the charges. Authorities hanged Vesey and 34 other black men.