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17 Cards in this Set
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What led to a boon in cotton crops? |
The decline of tobacco in the upper South and the limits of sugar and rice as cash crops. |
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What led to a increased demand for cotton? |
Increase of textile production. |
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What was the result of Eli Whitney's cotton gin? |
Increase in cotton production and slavery. |
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Describe Southern Trade |
Largely unconnected railroads. Most trade happened by boat. |
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What was the "cavalier image?" |
People happily free from the base, acquisitive instincts of the "yankees" to their north. |
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How many slave were there in 1850? |
3.2 million slaves |
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About how many slaveholders were there in 1850? |
347,000 |
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Why was Preston Brooks' behavior seen as noble and honorable in the South and savage in the North? |
Southerners saw him as a hero because he was defending his honor but defending his honor hin violent ways was not seen as ethical in the North. |
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Why did women have less access to education in the South? |
They lived in isolated or rural areas. |
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Who were the "hill people?" |
Non slave owning whites who were geographically isolated. |
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Why was slavery often referred to ad the "peculiar institution?" |
White southerners didn't think that slavery was odd, but distinct or special. |
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When did the U.S. pass legislation to ban the overseas slave trade? |
1807 |
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List the slave codes |
Slaves couldn't hold propery, leave their masters premises with out permission, be out after dark, congregate with other slaves except for church, carry firearms, or strike a white person even in self defense. |
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What was the task system? |
A system where slaves would be given a particular task in the morning and upon completing, would be done for the day. |
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What was the gang system? |
A system in which slaves were put into groups and compelled to work for many hours until the overseer considered a reasonable work day. |
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Why was the domestic slave trade one of the most horrible aspects of slavery? |
Families were split up even after being long together. |
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What obstacles did slaves face when attempting to escape? |
Distance, geography and slave patrols. |
