What advantage did cotton have over other staple crops?

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

Nat Turner's Rebellion was the

most violent slave uprising in the U.S.

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

told folktales with traditional characters and morals

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

Crop prices fell and the demand for slaves decreased

What advantage did skilled slaves have over unskilled slaves?

earning money to buy their freedom

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

Planters received tax cuts to cultivate crops

How did the original cotton gin work?

Slave cranked machine & teeth separated seeds from cotton

Why were slaves uneducated?

teaching slaves was prohibited (banned) in most states

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

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

What was the Cotton Belt?

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

Why did the planters have to turn to crop rotation?

cotton deprived the soil of its nutrients

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1
What advantage did cotton have over other staple crops?
It was less work than other food crops
It tasted better than other food crops
It could be stored over a longer pd of time than food crops
It grew quicker than other food crops
2
How did long-staple cotton differ from short-staple cotton?
It was sold only to Great Britain
It was much cheaper
It was easier to grow
It was easier to process
3
Nat Turner's Rebellion was the
least damaging uprising to the abolitionist cause
least popular political revolt in U.S. history
most effective revolt at stemming the spread of slavery
most violent slave uprising in the U.S.
4
What was the effect of Nat Turner's Rebellion?
slaves got better working conditions
slave codes were toughened
scared slaveholders freed their slaves
slave lost the right to a fair trial
5
How did enslaved parents pass their culture down to their children? They...
told folktales with traditional characters and morals
showed their children how to outsmart slaveholders
taught children Christian songs about freedom
told the children biblical tales of the exodus from slavery
6
Why did the value of slaves drop in the South following the American Revolution?
Crop prices fell and the demand for slaves decreased
The practice of slavery became unpopular in the South
slaves launched rebellions throughout the South
Slaves began to escape to the North
7
What advantage did skilled slaves have over unskilled slaves?
earning money to buy their freedom
working shorter hours
living in their owner's house
moving from plantation to plantation
8
Why did planters turn to cotton as a cash crop?
It was super soft
It naturally grew everywhere
Cotton was cheap to market
required very little work to plant and harvest
9
Why did industry remain a minor part of southern economy after the 1840s?
It was too dirty.
Planters received tax cuts to cultivate crops
planters preferred to perform manual labor
the south did not have the resources to set up factories
10
How did the original cotton gin work?
Horses drew machine thru the cotton fields to remove seeds
Slave cranked machine & teeth separated seeds from cotton
cotton was put in machine, which seeded, baled, and tied it
Steam engine powered the machine which removed the seeds
11
Who patented the cotton gin in 1793?
Samual Slater
Andrew Jackson
Nat Turner
Eli Whitney
12
Why were slaves uneducated?
Slaves had no time to study
eaching slaves did not pay well
slaves wanted to keep an oral tradition
teaching slaves was prohibited (banned) in most states
13
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
was inspired by the success of other violent slave revolts
believed he was on a mission from God to free the slaves
had tried and failed at non-violent methods of resistance
14
What was the name of one of the most productive industrial factories of the South?
Samual Slater's Water Mill
Lowell Girl Mill Worker
Tredegar Iron Works
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
15
In what ways did slaves rebel against long working hours?
Stole books from their masters & taught themselves to read
They hid their masters' whips and chains
They prayed for God to teach their masters equality
They slowed down their work in the fields
16
How was life in southern cities similar to plantation life?
local governments funded water systems
Business owners maintained streets
Public education was widely available
slaves did most of the work
17
Unlike slaves on the plantations, slaves working in the planters' houses usually
had better food, clothing, and shelter
did nt work when they were sick
received payment
worked shorter hours
18
What were slave codes?
a secret language slaves used to communicate
strict state laws that controlled the actions of slaves
set of rules for slave behavior set by a council of planters
a policy of slaves to always help one another
19
How did most planters encourage slave obedience?
by withholding payment for work completed
through incentives such as education
offering rewards of better food, clothing, and shelter
through physical punishment
20
Wealthy white southerners used religion to justify slavery by arguing that...
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"
God created some people to rule over others
21
What was the Cotton Belt?
area stretching from S.Carolina-Texas that grew most cotton
land in the south where cotton was wiped out by disease
Mexican fields where scientists worked to crossbreed cotton
region east of Mississippi that produced 2/3 of the cotton
22
What happened to Nat Turner after the rebellion he started in 1831?
He escaped to the North
He was killed by a slaveholder
He was imprisoned for life
He was sentenced to death
23
Why did the planters have to turn to crop rotation?
They needed more varieties
The government required you to do it.
cotton deprived the soil of its nutrients
Their fields got flooded easily
24
Most of the South's big cities started as
industrial villages
cotton plantations
antislavery communities
shipping centers
25
What were spirituals?
stories with lessons about slavery
places where slaves went to worship
emotional songs sung by slaves
rebellions led by slaves
26
Who owned small farms and often worked alongside their slaves?
yeomen
factors
planters
spirituals

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