Practice of Slavery

Plantation Economy: This term refers to the economic system in which large agricultural estates, called plantations, were at the center of Southern society and relied heavily on slave labor.

Middle Passage: The Middle Passage was the brutal journey enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic Ocean to reach America, where they were sold into slavery.

Cotton Gin: The cotton gin was an invention that revolutionized cotton production in the South. It increased demand for slaves since it made processing cotton faster and more profitable.