4.1 - The Antebellum Era

What was the basis of society in South Carolina during the Antebellum Era?

• Agriculture
• Trade
• Manufacturing
• Textile Mills

Where could the majority of South Carolinians be found living?

• Urban areas
• Charleston
• Plantations
• Subsistence farms

The majority of South Carolinians did not own slaves.

• True
• False

What were the economic, political, and social systems based off of in Antebellum South Carolina?

• Trade
• Wealth
• Slavery
• Land ownership

The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney had what effect on the Antebellum Era?

• More cotton was grown in the north than the south
• The number of slaves in the south decreased
• The slave trade was suspended
• The production of cotton and number of slaves increased in the south

What occurred between the upcountry and lowcountry of South Carolina due to the invention of the cotton gin?

• Slavery decreased across South Carolina
• The backcountry gained more equal representation in the legislature
• The lowcountry no longer had a use for slaves
• Both areas disagreed over the use of slaves

How did voting rights change during the Antebellum Era in South Carolina?

• Only landowners could vote
• Any free white male 21 and over could vote
• All free persons gained the right to vote
• Voting restrictions became stricter

How did some northerners encourage the use of slavery in the South?

• Some legislatures voted to allow slavery to continue but only in southern states
• Textile mills purchased large amounts of cotton from the south
• Northerners who wanted to use slaves moved south
• The three-fifths compromise

What was the result of cotton wearing out the soil in the southern states?

• Southerners started growing other crops
• A depression occurred with the southern economy
• Fighting broke out across the south over land
• Plantation owners wanted to move westward

How would westward expansion become an issue between the north and the south?

• Northerners did not want slavery in the new territories 
• Boarders of new states were disputed
• Could not agree on which crops to grow in these areas
• Those in the north did not want to expand out west