Lessons on Antebellum Reform

Antebellum America (economics)

Multiple Choice

The term "antebellum" in American history refers to the time period leading up to and surrounding...

• the Civil War

• WWI

• WWII

Multiple Select

African slaves in America worked as...

• shipbuilders

• farmers

• goldsmiths

• nannies

Multiple Choice

The plantation system was more prevalent in the South, than in the North, because...

• Northerners opposed slavery

• the Southern economy was more agricultural

• Northern states despised farming

Multiple Select

What was true of the cotton industry during the antebellum period?

• Cotton was America's #1 export

• Northern states benefited from it

• Great Britain benefited from it

Multiple Choice

What impact did the cotton industry have on the slave population in America?

• a slight increase

• an approximate 50% increase

• more than doubled