Southern Cotton Kingdom

One difficulty posed by cotton agriculture before the invention of the cotton gin was that ____.

• Southern farmers relied on enslaved persons to plant cotton
• the demand for other crops, such as tobacco, increased
• a large amount of time and labor was required
• the area for growing cotton was limited

One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.

• farmers could plant more cotton in limited space
• the need for enslaved labor decreased
• the seeds of the cotton plant no longer stuck to the fibers
• workers could process more cotton

Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas were included in the - 

• Upper South
• Deep South
• Northeast
• West

Which of these is a cause for the slow development of industry in the south?

• Planters wanted to sell their land for high prices.
• The market for manufactured goods was growing.
• Agriculture was creating profits.
• Southern rail lines were not linked together.

Which of the following kept the price of cotton high in the years before 1860?

• Cotton gin
• Demand in Europe
• Large plantations
• Slavery

In general, what did farmers and factory owners in the South use to transport their goods?

• Canals
• Railroads
• Natural waterways
• horse-drawn carts

How did the South’s transportation system affect urbanization in the region?

• Urbanization increased quickly because of many new rail lines.
• Urbanization increased due to many people rushing to the Deep South to farm.
• Urbanization of the south was slow because of poor roads and few rail lines.
• Urbanization of the south was slow because many people refused to live there.