Nat Turner's Rebellion was the

most violent slave uprising in the U.S.

What advantage did cotton have over other staple crops?

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

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

Planters received tax cuts to cultivate crops

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

Crop prices fell and the demand for slaves decreased

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

In what ways did slaves rebel against long working hours?

They slowed down their work in the fields

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

told folktales with traditional characters and morals

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

had better food, clothing, and shelter

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 (banned) in most states

What was the Cotton Belt?

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

What advantage did skilled slaves have over unskilled slaves?

earning money to buy their freedom

How did the original cotton gin work?

Slave cranked machine & teeth separated seeds from cotton

Why did the planters have to turn to crop rotation?

cotton deprived the soil of its nutrients

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1
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
2
What happened to Nat Turner after the rebellion he started in 1831?
He was sentenced to death
He was imprisoned for life
He escaped to the North
He was killed by a slaveholder
3
What advantage did cotton have over other staple crops?
It tasted better than other food crops
It could be stored over a longer pd of time than food crops
It was less work than other food crops
It grew quicker than other food crops
4
Why did industry remain a minor part of southern economy after the 1840s?
It was too dirty.
planters preferred to perform manual labor
Planters received tax cuts to cultivate crops
the south did not have the resources to set up factories
5
Most of the South's big cities started as
antislavery communities
industrial villages
cotton plantations
shipping centers
6
Why did the value of slaves drop in the South following the American Revolution?
The practice of slavery became unpopular in the South
slaves launched rebellions throughout the South
Slaves began to escape to the North
Crop prices fell and the demand for slaves decreased
7
How was life in southern cities similar to plantation life?
Business owners maintained streets
Public education was widely available
local governments funded water systems
slaves did most of the work
8
Nat Turner led a group of slaves to kill slave holders because he
was inspired by the success of other violent slave revolts
believed he was on a mission from God to free the slaves
watched his father die as a result of beating by his master
had tried and failed at non-violent methods of resistance
9
In what ways did slaves rebel against long working hours?
They prayed for God to teach their masters equality
Stole books from their masters & taught themselves to read
They slowed down their work in the fields
They hid their masters' whips and chains
10
What was the name of one of the most productive industrial factories of the South?
Tredegar Iron Works
Samual Slater's Water Mill
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lowell Girl Mill Worker
11
How did most planters encourage slave obedience?
through incentives such as education
by withholding payment for work completed
offering rewards of better food, clothing, and shelter
through physical punishment
12
How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children? They...
taught children Christian songs about freedom
told folktales with traditional characters and morals
told the children biblical tales of the exodus from slavery
showed their children how to outsmart slaveholders
13
Unlike slaves on the plantations, slaves working in the planters' houses usually
had better food, clothing, and shelter
worked shorter hours
did nt work when they were sick
received payment
14
Who owned small farms and often worked alongside their slaves?
yeomen
factors
spirituals
planters
15
Who patented the cotton gin in 1793?
Andrew Jackson
Nat Turner
Samual Slater
Eli Whitney
16
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
17
Wealthy white southerners used religion to justify slavery by arguing that...
God created some people to rule over others
slavery was right because it was practiced in the Bible
slavery taught savages to bow to a higher authority
God selected whites as his "chosen people"
18
Why were slaves uneducated?
Slaves had no time to study
teaching slaves was prohibited (banned) in most states
slaves wanted to keep an oral tradition
eaching slaves did not pay well
19
What was the Cotton Belt?
region east of Mississippi that produced 2/3 of the cotton
area stretching from S.Carolina-Texas that grew most cotton
Mexican fields where scientists worked to crossbreed cotton
land in the south where cotton was wiped out by disease
20
What advantage did skilled slaves have over unskilled slaves?
moving from plantation to plantation
working shorter hours
earning money to buy their freedom
living in their owner's house
21
How did long-staple cotton differ from short-staple cotton?
It was easier to process
It was much cheaper
It was easier to grow
It was sold only to Great Britain
22
What was the effect of Nat Turner's Rebellion?
slave codes were toughened
scared slaveholders freed their slaves
slaves got better working conditions
slave lost the right to a fair trial
23
Why did planters turn to cotton as a cash crop?
required very little work to plant and harvest
Cotton was cheap to market
It naturally grew everywhere
It was super soft
24
How did the original cotton gin work?
Slave cranked machine & teeth separated seeds from cotton
cotton was put in machine, which seeded, baled, and tied it
Horses drew machine thru the cotton fields to remove seeds
Steam engine powered the machine which removed the seeds
25
Why did the planters have to turn to crop rotation?
The government required you to do it.
Their fields got flooded easily
They needed more varieties
cotton deprived the soil of its nutrients
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What were spirituals?
emotional songs sung by slaves
places where slaves went to worship
rebellions led by slaves
stories with lessons about slavery

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