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cotton gin
machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to remove seeds from short-staple cotton; revolutionized the cotton industry
planters
large-scale farmer who held more than 20 slaves
cotton belt
region stretching from South Carolina to east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced during the mid-1800s `
factor
crop broker who managed the trade between southern planters and their customers
Tredegar Iron Works
large iron factory that operated in Richmond, Virginia, in the early to mid-1800s
yeomen
owners of small farms
folktale
story that often provides a moral lesson
spirituals
emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved people in the South that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious beliefs
Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831)
rebellion in which Nat Turner led a group of slaves in Virginia in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow and kill planter families
Nat Turner (1800-1831)
American slave leader, he claimed that divine inspiration had led him to end the slavery system. Called Nat Turner’s Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most violent one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and executed.