Antebellum Period

What invention caused the production of cotton to increase?

• railroad

• cotton gin

• telephone

• tractor

How did the cotton gin help to increase cotton production?

• weaved cloth from cotton thread

• whitened cotton with bleach

• picked the seeds from raw cotton

• spun thread from raw cotton

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Harriet Tubman

• Eli Whitney

How did the cotton gin effect slavery?

• increased slavery

• decreased slavery

• no change in slavery

• abolition of slavery

Select which jobs slaves could have had on a plantation (select more than 1)

• Growing crops

• cooking

• teaching the master's children

• harvesting crops

This group had a particular skill or talent such as carpentry or music which helped them gain their freedom. They also had to carry their freedom papers with them everywhere they went.

• Lower Class

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

• Independent Farmer

This group was uneducated and often farmed on a piece of land that did not belong to them in order to have food to feed their families.

• Lower Class

• Free African Americans

• Elite Class

• Middle Class

This class of people lived mostly in cities and were tradesmen, shopkeepers, and merchants. Some owned a few slaves,which did household chores like cooking and cleaning. They might also teach their children how to do their job.

• Elite Class

• Lower Class

• Middle Class

• Independent Farmer

These workers were not allowed to learn to read or write, were often abused and considered property. They also lived in small cabins on plantations and worked hard for no pay.

• Middle Class

• Lower Class

• Free African American

• Enslaved African American

This group of people worked on small farms and often worked in the fields side by side with the slaves.

• Lower Class

• Independent Farmer

• Middle Class

• Free African American