Antebellum

Which group of people were wealthy, upper class farmers who owned 20 or more slaves?

• Middle Class

• Independent Farmers

• Elite Class

• Lower Class

Which group of people owned small farms and might own a few slaves but would work alongside them?

• Independent Farmers

• Free African Americans

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

Which group was made of unskilled and uneducated individuals who often did not own any land? Their children did not go to school and helped make money for the family.

• Enslaved African Americans

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

• Independent Farmers

Which group of people were unpaid labor workers that were bought, sold, and considered as property?

• Free African Americans

• Elite Class

• Lower Class

• Enslaved African Americans

Which group of people were tradesmen, merchants, and lawyers? They usually owned a few slaves to do chores and their children learned to read and write.

• Lower Class

• Middle Class

• Free African Americans

• Independent Farmers

Which group of people were skilled workers such a carpenters, tailors, and shoemakers? Some were small farmers and had been given freedom by their masters?

• Free African Americans

• Elite Class

• Lower Class

• Enslaved African Americans

What cash crop was grown and used to make fabrics?

• Sugar

• Indigo

• Cotton

• Rice

What invention made slavery stronger?

• Spinning Wheel

• Overseer

• Sewing Machine

• Cotton Gin

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Lauren Thompson

• Eliza Pickney

• Anthony Ashley Cooper

• Eli Whitney

What happened when farmers expanded their cotton farms?

• More Food

• Slave Labor

• Families

• Homes