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Cult of Honor ~ The Cult of Honor during this time period was a way in the south white males which meant the men had to protect women. It is significant because the men held more dominant powers and white women were submissive to this.
De Bow’s Review ~ De Bow advocated created a journal which stood for southern agricultural expansion. It is significant because De Bow made this journal into a way for to advocate the southern economic independence from the North.
Denmark Vesey ~ Denmark Vesey was a group of free blacks who led a rebellion which caused anxiety in the south whose blame was outlet into protest of the tariffs. This is significant because the slave rebellion showed that the time of slavery in America was coming to a conclusion where
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It was significant because Nat turner's rebellion was the only large-scale slave rebellion in the nineteenth century South.
Paternalism ~ Small farmers mainly in the south, preferred to keep a male dominated family structure. It is significant because men were the known master of their home who had women and children under the his control.
Pidgin ~ The slaves learned a language in which they were able to communicate with one another. It is significant because the language was made up of both African dialect and American

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