Slavery and the South 1800's

All of the following were impacts of the cotton gin on the South, EXCEPT

• It increased the slave labor force on cotton plantations

• It raised the prices of cotton

• It gave Native Americans a share of the profit

• It increased the Southern economy

The growing importance of cotton to the South created an economy and a society dominated by

• industrial leaders.

• large plantation owners.

• managers and professional people.

• small independent farmers.

True or False. The cotton gin allowed production of cotton to be done faster and on a wider scale, increasing the demand for labor, which was met by increasing the slave trade from Africa.

• True

• false

The expansion of Southern agriculture from 1820 to 1860 was due to the expanded cultivation of

• cotton in the "Cotton Belt".

• tobacco in Kentucky on "Tobacco Row".

• Louisiana sugar in the "Sugar Bowl".

• western rice in the "Rice Plains".

What agricultural invention, designed to increase production, had the effect of increasing the number of slaves needed for labor in the Deep South?

• the steel plow

• the cotton gin

• the rice mill

• the wheat reaper

How did Southern whites respond to slave rebellions?

• With patience and understanding

• With violence

• With dialogue

• By running away themselves

Which of the following were effects of slavery in the South?

• Society immediately embraced and encouraged African culture brought over by slaves and treated them with dignity and respect

• The increase of financial productivity from plantation slavery allowed large plantation owners to expand and buy even more slaves

• Society creating racial divisions

• Society having rigid class systems that tied to racial factors

In the triangular trade system, most captured West Africans were sold to _____ in order to satisfy a labor demand in the Caribbean.

• factory owners

• sugar planters

• cotton planters

• skilled artisans

True or False. Slaves constantly rebelled, however it was usually through smaller acts rather than wide scale revolts, because the latter were responded to with violence or death.

• True

• False

Which states used the cotton gin to run their economy?

• Northern States such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Maine

• Northern States such as Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas

• Southern States such as New York, Pennsylvania, and Maine

• Southern States such as Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas