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a machine that removes seed from short-staple cotton
cotton gin
large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves
Planters
an area of high cotton production
cotton belt
crop brokers; managed trade between southern planters and their customers
factors
one of the most productive factories of iron works in the nation located in Richmond Virginia
Tredegar Iron Works
owners of small farms
yeomen
stories with a moral
folktales
emotional Christian songs that blended African and European music
spirituals
the most violent slave revolt in the United States which occurred in 1831
Nat Turner's Rebellion
patented and perfected the cotton gin; later invented his idea for interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
South Carolina politician; declared "Cotton is King" and claimed the world economy would fail without cotton
James Henry Hammond
followed advice of Hinton Rowan Helper and became the owner of Tredegar Iron Works
Joseph R. Anderson
planned a rebellion near Richmond, Virginia
Gabriel Prosser
planned a rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina; executed as the leader of the Charleston conspiracy
Denmark Vesey
slave from Southampton Country Virginia; believed that God had told him to end slavery, American slave leader
Nat Turner
wife of an elite leader of the Confederacy; recorded family's experiences in a series of diaries
Mary Boykin Chesnut