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32 Cards in this Set
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Why did value for slaves go down in the south before the invention of the cotton gin?
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Prices for crops fell, so farmers decreased production and demand for slaves declined.
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What was the greatest benefit of the cotton gin?
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Cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry and gave a boost to southern farming and economy.
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What was the "cotton belt"?
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Area of high cotton production. (From S. Carolina to Texas)
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Who was Eli Whitney?
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American Inventor.....
1. invented the cotton gin (dramatic increase in cotton production) 2. invented interchangable parts for gun-making (idea of mass production). |
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Why did the Southern planters rely on the region's rivers to ship goods?
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Shipping cotton by land was difficult because the roads were few. Ohio & Mississippi rivers carried goods to port cities.
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What invention started the cotton boom in the South?
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Cotton Engine
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What invention started the cotton boom in the South?
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Cotton Engine
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Why did planters feel cotton wuld be a profitable "cash crop"?
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1. Easy to grow
2. Cheap to market 3. It could be stored over time. |
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What was one "disadvantage" to cotton? (what did it do to the minerals in the soil?)
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Cotton rapidly used up the nutrients in the soil. Needed crop rotation...
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Why did the domestic slave trade go up in the early 1800's
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Cotton planters hungry for profits began using slaves rather than paid workers.
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What does crop rotation involve??
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Changing the type of crop grown on a plot of land every few years to protect against mineral loss.
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Why did planters feel cotton wuld be a profitable "cash crop"?
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1. Easy to grow
2. Cheap to market 3. It could be stored over time. |
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What was one "disadvantage" to cotton? (what did it do to the minerals in the soil?)
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Cotton rapidly used up the nutrients in the soil. Needed crop rotation...
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Why did the domestic slave trade go up in the early 1800's
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Cotton planters hungry for profits began using slaves rather than paid workers.
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What does crop rotation involve??
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Changing the type of crop grown on a plot of land each year to protect against mineral loss.
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What was the role of a factor?
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Factors, or crop brokers, managed the cotton trade and provided financial support to farmers.
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What was the South's first major "cash crop"?
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Tobacco
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How did the Steam Power benefit the South?
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Lousiana's lumber industry used the saw mill (steam powered).
Farmers and planters poured their profits into southern industry. Tredegar's Iron Works produced locomotives. |
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Although slavery was popular in the South, how many white southerners had slaves?
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Only about 1/3
Most slaves belonged to wealthy plantation owners. |
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Define a Yeoman?
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Non-slaveholding farmers, with small family farms, who rented slaves at harvest time.
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How did white southerners use religion to justify the institution of slavery?
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They said, "God created some people to rule over others.
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What were some limits put on free African-Americans, as a result of the laws passed by Southern states?
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Could NOT vote, travel freely, or hold certain jobs.
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How did slave owners treat their slaves?
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property, not people.
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How did slave owners get their slaves to obey?
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They were punished.
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Why was there a high rate of illiteracy (slaves could not read or write) among the slaves in the South?
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Southern states passed laws that would punish people who taught slaves to read or write.
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Why did slaves fear auctions?
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Slaves did know the fate of their family members.
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What was known as the "invisible institution"?
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Slave religion........they worshipped out of sight of slaveholders.
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How did religion boost the spirits of the slaves?
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They sang spirituals. (emotional Christian songs)
They gained faith that one day they would live in freedom. Saw themselves as God's chosen people. |
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How did slave parents pass their culture down to their children?
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Folktales and family stories.
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How did slaves rebel against the long hours they had to work?
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By practicing their religion.
Slowed down their work. Ran away. Broke tools |
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What rebellion caused many states to strengthen their slave codes?
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Nat Turner's Rebellion. He believed God told him to end slavery.....kill all the slaveholders.
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Why did he lead a group of slaves in a revolt?
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Nat Turner believed God had chosen him to end slavery.
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