The Growth of Slavery Standard 8-4.1- 6th Period

What argument did some southern slave owners use to say their slaves lived better lives than factory workers in the North?

• Slaves were provided housing.

• Northern factory workers were paid less.

• Northern factory workers were beaten by their bosses.

• Slaves were given a free education.

What impact did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin have on the slave population in South Carolina?

• The slave population decreased as white workers opened factories that replaced slave jobs.

• The slave population increased as more cotton was grown and processed.

• The slave population decreased as slave owners needed fewer slaves to work the machines.

• The slave population remained steady a slave owners did not need to import more slaves.

How did the 1810 amendment to the state constitution change voting in South Carolina?

• All men over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.

• Only white property owners over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.

• All white men over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.

• All property owners were allowed to vote where they owned land.

How did some slaves rebel against their owners without causing a full-scale revolt?

• Lobbying to local and national politicians.

• Preaching Christian morals to fellow slaves.

• Adapting African culture to influence slave owners.

• Slowing down work and intentionally destroying tools.

How did wealthy farmers maintain the social hierarchy (class system) that was created by the plantation system?

• They encouraged everyone on the plantation to learn to read and write.

• They experimented with new crops to supplement their income from cotton.

• They purchased cotton mills to diversify their investments.

• They placed restrictions on slaves to prevent them from rebelling.

Which statement best describes the situation for slaves in South Carolina?

• All slaves worked on large plantations with more than one hundred other slaves.

• Treatment of slaves varied between plantations, but all slaves were denied basic rights.

• Slaves had very few rights but were allowed to get married if the plantation owner approved it.

• Slaves were considered to be valuable property and were rarely mistreated or abused.

Why did southern plantation owners view their treatment of slaves as a "positive good"?

• They felt slaves were treated better than factory workers in the North because plantation owners provided for the basic needs of their slaves.

• They paid their slaves higher wages than factory owners in the North paid their workers.

• They provided a basic education for slaves so they could learn to read, write, and develop new skills.

• They gave slaves the opportunity to earn their freedom if they agreed to serve in the state militia.

Why was South Carolina's economy based on agriculture rather than manufacturing?

• Land was cheap and everyone owned a farm.

• Manufactured goods were not popular in the state.

• There was no port city for shipping manufactured goods.

• The climate made cash crop farming profitable.

Which advancement led to the need for more slaves in South Carolina?

• The invention of the cotton gin.

• The development of steam power.

• The use of interchangeable parts.

• The construction of canals and roads.

Which is the most accurate about life on a South Carolina plantation?

• The close proximity of plantations allowed owners to share slaves and resources.

• Plantations were self-sufficient communities with a strict social hierarchy.

• The wife of the plantation owner had very little responsibility and lived a life of leisure.

• Laws governing the treatment of slaves meant that a slave's standard of living was the same on every plantation.