Free African Americans:
- Had more rights and freedoms, such as the ability to own property and businesses
- Were able to move and travel without restrictions
Enslaved African Americans:
- Were considered property and had no rights
- Were subjected to harsh living and working conditions with no personal freedom
14. How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the demand for slaves?
15. Why did cotton planters begin to move west?
16. Why did the South develop so little industry?
17. Why did slave owners prohibit enslaved African Americans from learning to read?
19. What were the slave codes designed to do?
20. Who was Nat Turner and what did he believe his mission in life was?
21. Take notes in the chart below on how conditions differed between free African Americans and those of enslaved African Americans.
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