Why did industry remain a minor part of southern economy after the 1840s?

Agriculture profits were high and planters received tax breaks

What was the main problem with the production of tobacco before the 1840's?

Tobacco needed to be dried before shipping

Why did the planters have to turn to crop rotation?

cotton deprived the soil of its nutrients

Nat Turner led a group of slaves to kill slave holders because he

believed he was on a mission from God to free the slaves

Why did southern cities and states pass laws limiting the rights of freed slaves?

southerners feared freed slaves would encourage rebellions

What was responsible for increasing the domestic slave trade i the early 1800's?

act of Congress banned importing slaves

What advantage did cotton have over other staple crops?

It could be stored over a longer pd of time than food crops

What would a slave have worried about most when coming up for auction?

the fate of parents, brothers, sisters, and children

Why were slaves uneducated?

teaching slaves was prohibited (banned) in most states

Nat Turner's Rebellion was the

most violent slave uprising in the U.S.

How did the original cotton gin work?

Slave cranked machine & teeth separated seeds from cotton

How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children? They...

told folktales with traditional characters and morals

What advantage did skilled slaves have over unskilled slaves?

earning money to buy their freedom

Unlike slaves on the plantations, slaves working in the planters' houses usually

had better food, clothing, and shelter

What was the Cotton Belt?

area stretching from S.Carolina-Texas that grew most cotton

In what ways did slaves rebel against long working hours?

They slowed down their work in the fields

Why did the value of slaves drop in the South following the American Revolution?

Crop prices fell and the demand for slaves decreased

What were slave codes?

strict state laws that controlled the actions of slaves

Wealthy white southerners used religion to justify slavery by arguing that...

God created some people to rule over others

Why were slaves uneducated?

Teaching slaves was prohibited in most states.

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1
What was the term to describe the labor of all field hands on the same task at the same time?
crop rotation
gang-labor system
factors
slave codes
2
Why did industry remain a minor part of southern economy after the 1840s?
Agriculture profits were high and planters received tax breaks
planters preferred to perform manual labor
the south did not have the resources to set up factories
It was too dirty.
3
What was the main problem with the production of tobacco before the 1840's?
Tobacco took a long time to grow
Tobacco needed to be dried before shipping
Tobacco could be grown only in the North
Tobacco was illegal in many states
4
Why did the planters have to turn to crop rotation?
The government required you to do it.
They needed more varieties
cotton deprived the soil of its nutrients
Their fields got flooded easily
5
Nat Turner led a group of slaves to kill slave holders because he
watched his father die as a result of beating by his master
had tried and failed at non-violent methods of resistance
was inspired by the success of other violent slave revolts
believed he was on a mission from God to free the slaves
6
What was the name of one of the most productive industrial factories of the South?
Samual Slater's Water Mill
Lowell Girl Mill Worker
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Tredegar Iron Works
7
Why did southern cities and states pass laws limiting the rights of freed slaves?
White churches were losing members to independent churches
Lawmakers felt freed slaves had not earned their citizenship
State govs wanted toteach that freedom brings responsibility
southerners feared freed slaves would encourage rebellions
8
How did long-staple cotton differ from short-staple cotton?
It was much cheaper
It was easier to grow
It was easier to process
It was sold only to Great Britain
9
What was the effect of Nat Turner's Rebellion?
slave codes were toughened
slave lost the right to a fair trial
slaves got better working conditions
scared slaveholders freed their slaves
10
What was responsible for increasing the domestic slave trade i the early 1800's?
act of Congress banned importing slaves
farmers eager for profit head west for new land togrow crops
Stronger types of cotton as a result of crossbreeding
leaders wanted the South to grow a variety of cash crops
11
What advantage did cotton have over other staple crops?
It was less work than other food crops
It grew quicker than other food crops
It could be stored over a longer pd of time than food crops
It tasted better than other food crops
12
What would a slave have worried about most when coming up for auction?
the religious life of the new community
the fate of parents, brothers, sisters, and children
the type of work required by the new master
the size of the new master’s plantation
13
Why were slaves uneducated?
Slaves had no time to study
eaching slaves did not pay well
teaching slaves was prohibited (banned) in most states
slaves wanted to keep an oral tradition
14
Nat Turner's Rebellion was the
least popular political revolt in U.S. history
most violent slave uprising in the U.S.
most effective revolt at stemming the spread of slavery
least damaging uprising to the abolitionist cause
15
How did most planters encourage slave obedience?
through physical punishment
offering rewards of better food, clothing, and shelter
by withholding payment for work completed
through incentives such as education
16
How did the original cotton gin work?
Horses drew machine thru the cotton fields to remove seeds
cotton was put in machine, which seeded, baled, and tied it
Slave cranked machine & teeth separated seeds from cotton
Steam engine powered the machine which removed the seeds
17
Crop brokers called _____________________ managed all aspects of the trading of cotton.
factors
planters
folktales
yeomen
18
How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children? They...
showed their children how to outsmart slaveholders
told the children biblical tales of the exodus from slavery
taught children Christian songs about freedom
told folktales with traditional characters and morals
19
What advantage did skilled slaves have over unskilled slaves?
moving from plantation to plantation
working shorter hours
living in their owner's house
earning money to buy their freedom
20
Who owned small farms and often worked alongside their slaves?
planters
factors
yeomen
spirituals
21
Unlike slaves on the plantations, slaves working in the planters' houses usually
received payment
worked shorter hours
did nt work when they were sick
had better food, clothing, and shelter
22
The South's first major cash crop was...
corn
wheat
tobacco
cotton
23
Who patented the cotton gin in 1793?
Nat Turner
Andrew Jackson
Samual Slater
Eli Whitney
24
In the first half of the 1800's, what portion of white southern families had slaves?
three-quarters
one-third
two-thirds
one-half
25
How was life in southern cities similar to plantation life?
local governments funded water systems
Public education was widely available
Business owners maintained streets
slaves did most of the work
26
What were spirituals?
rebellions led by slaves
emotional songs sung by slaves
stories with lessons about slavery
places where slaves went to worship
27
What was the Cotton Belt?
Mexican fields where scientists worked to crossbreed cotton
land in the south where cotton was wiped out by disease
region east of Mississippi that produced 2/3 of the cotton
area stretching from S.Carolina-Texas that grew most cotton
28
Most of the South's big cities started as
industrial villages
antislavery communities
shipping centers
cotton plantations
29
In what ways did slaves rebel against long working hours?
They slowed down their work in the fields
Stole books from their masters & taught themselves to read
They prayed for God to teach their masters equality
They hid their masters' whips and chains
30
Who were the large-scale southern farmers who owned more than 20 slaves?
yeomen
masters
factors
planters
31
Why did planters turn to cotton as a cash crop?
Cotton was cheap to market
It was super soft
It naturally grew everywhere
required very little work to plant and harvest
32
Why did the value of slaves drop in the South following the American Revolution?
The practice of slavery became unpopular in the South
Crop prices fell and the demand for slaves decreased
Slaves began to escape to the North
slaves launched rebellions throughout the South
33
What were slave codes?
strict state laws that controlled the actions of slaves
a secret language slaves used to communicate
set of rules for slave behavior set by a council of planters
a policy of slaves to always help one another
34
Wealthy white southerners used religion to justify slavery by arguing that...
slavery taught savages to bow to a higher authority
slavery was right because it was practiced in the Bible
God created some people to rule over others
God selected whites as his "chosen people"
35
Why were slaves uneducated?
Teaching slaves did not pay well.
Slaves had no time to study.
Teaching slaves was prohibited in most states.
Slaves wanted to keep an oral tradition.
36
What happened to Nat Turner after the rebellion he started in 1831?
He was imprisoned for life
He was sentenced to death
He escaped to the North
He was killed by a slaveholder

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