Module 14 The South

How did the cotton gin make cotton growing more profitable?

• It produced usable cotton fibers quickly and easily.

• It used a steam engine to process the cotton bolls.

• It planted cotton plants much faster than by hand.

• It spun cotton thread into organized spools.

Eli Whitney invented a device in 1793 that made growing ____________very profitable and led to an increase in the demand for slaves.

• Tobacco

• Rice

• Indigo

• Cotton

Why did the demand for slaves increase during the cotton boom?

• More slaves were needed to transport the cotton to market.

• More slaves were needed to sell the cotton to cloth factories.

• More slaves were needed to plant and pick the cotton.

• More slaves were needed to construct cloth factories.

What is one is an advantage of growing cotton?

• There was little labor involved.

• It require little water to produce.

• There was high demand for it.

• It wore out the soil.

While cotton became the most important cash crop in the South, _____became the most important food crop.

• Rice

• sugracane

• wheat

• corn

For what reason did many industries develop in the South?

• to supply the military

• to supply the railroads

• to support the needs of farmers

• to support the needs of larger industries

During the Antebellum period, most white southern men were _____ and owned small farms.

• Poor

• Yeomen

• Planters

• Overseers

How did some planters choose to show off their wealth?

• by constructing well-planned slave quarters

• by building large, beautiful mansions

• by holding church socials and grand parties

• by donating generously to abolitionist charities

Which of the following is a way free African Americans were discriminated against in the South?

• They could not represent themselves in business transactions

• They were required to vote for white candidates only.

• They were required to work on plantations for free.

• They could not attend the church of their choice.

What is one way African Americans who lived in the South gained their freedom?

• by fighting in the War of 1812

• by earning enough money to buy their freedom

• by being freed following the American Revolution

• by living in a northern state