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23 Cards in this Set
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Eli Whitney's Invention |
Cotton Gin |
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Had more than 20 slaves |
Planters |
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Value of slaves fell |
Price to Crops Decreased |
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A worker cranked the machine and "teeth" separated seeds |
How Cotton Gin Worked |
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Easier to process |
Long-Staple Cotton |
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Harder to process |
Short-Staple Cotton |
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Reliance of region's rivers |
Lack of Roads |
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God created some people to rule over others. |
Justification of Slavery |
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Factor |
Crop Broker-Merchant |
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Yeoman |
White Owner of Small Farm |
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Southern factory the turned useful products for industry and military |
Tredegar Iron Works |
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Change type of plants each year |
Crop Rotation |
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Why industry was a minor part of the south |
Planters Received Tax Cuts |
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Problem with tobacco |
Needed to Dry Before Shipping |
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Domestic slave trade |
Increased because Congress banned importation of slaves. |
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Easy to ship and store for a long time |
Cotton |
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Black seeds |
Easily Removed |
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Green seeds |
Hard to Remove |
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Cotton belt |
The south as far west as Texas |
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folktales |
Stories with a Moral |
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spiritual |
Emotional Christian Songs |
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Most violent rebellion in 1831 |
Nat Turner |
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Planter's wife's job |
Social Duties of the Household |
