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I What were the differences between the Northern States and the
Southern States in the XIXth century ?
Northern states versus Southern states
Northern States
Population
White or black?
Slaves or
free?
Major cities
Where?
Economy
Based on ?
Railroads
II What were the differences between the Northern States and the
Southern States ?
Northern states versus Southern states
Southern States
Population
and most
important city
Economy
Proportion of
slaves in the
population
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
1 The Black code
After the end of the American Civil War in 1865, during the Reconstruction period of 18651877 in
the defeated South (the Confederacy), federal law protected the civil rights of the liberated African
slaves.
The Blacks were not obliged to work, if they did, they could choose their working hours and
could own their shop in a town.
The Blacks had to work, and they could choose their working hours. They did most jobs
in the countryside or in town.
The Blacks had to work, if they didn't they could be sent to prison. On top of that they
couldn't choose they working hours and had to be farm hands and servants.
The Blacks had to work, if they didn't, they could be sent to prison. Nevertheless
(nanmoins) they could do any job and choose their working hours.
Now you can say how the white southerners managed to by-pass (contourner) the XIIIth
amendment to the constitution. Write a 6 to 7 line paragraph
Use photos of segregated public places in the south to give examples of accommodations and
facilities that were segregated
Definition of segregation :
What was segregation
like in the USA?
An example of
segregation :
Rosa Parks and the
Montgomery bus boycott
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do on the bus? What happened to her
then?
How did the Black community react? (they reacted by + V ING)
How long did this action last for?
What was the consequence for Alabamas laws? And for the USA?
I Have a Dream
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these
truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former
slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi () will be transformed into an oasis of freedom
and justice.
I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of
MARTIN L.KING
In each paragraph highlight the most
important words/expressions.
Then copy them in the grid
Explain what society he was dreaming
of.
1964 Civil Rights Act
What did it prohibit (forbid)