Southern Society

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What percentage of the white southern population had 100 or more slaves?

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.1%

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What percentage of white southerners did not have the money or power to own any slaves?

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75%

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Enslaved people made up what fraction of the south's population?

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1/3

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In what way was life different for free black people compared to poor white people in the north or south?

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They weren't granted the same rights and privileges

Front

In the 1800s there were free black people in-

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Both the North and South

Front

How did some people respond to the control and violence of slavery?

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Some people escaped, Some people resisted or fought back, Some people obeyed orders in order to avoid consequences.

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What was the name of the enslaved person who led a large slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia?

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Nat Turner

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What was a way that slave owners created division among enslaved people? Options: By separating men and women, By giving privileges to enslaved people that worked in the house, By making enslaved people work longer hours, By teaching some enslaved people how to read and write

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By giving privileges to enslaved people that worked in the house

Front

What was manumission?

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Being freed by their owner

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What was the primary crop that drove the demand for slave labor in the southern United States?

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Cotton