Midterm Review term 3/4 -2021 DL

Why did the invention of the cotton gin increase the demand for slave labor?

• It took more slaves to operate the cotton gin than it took to pick the seeds from cotton by hand.
• It allowed slave owners to focus on other crops such as tobacco.
• It decreased the price of slave labor, and poor farmers began to purchase slaves.
• It increased cotton production, so slaves were needed to plant and harvest it.

The man who invented the cotton gin was...

• Samuel Slater
• Michael Rodriguez
• Francis Weber
• Eli Whitney

The nickname given to cotton.

• white gold
• Emperor Crop
• Carolina Cash
• King Cotton

The economy of the south was based on

• Textiles

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Ship building

True or False
Most White people in the South owned slaves

• True
• False

True or False
Most African Americans in the South were slaves

• True
• False

In what way was the North partially responsible for slavery in the South?

• The North sold slaves to the South
• The North bought slaves from the South
• The North bought cotton from the South
• The North bought fabric from the South

An abolitionist is

• Someone who believes in slavery
• Someone who does not like slavery, but minds their own business.
• Someone who was an activist worked to end slavery
• Someone who believes wage slavery in the north was wrong

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A single path from South to North for slaves to escape

• A network of abolitionist / helpers who assisted runaway slaves

• A tunnel between the Southern states and Canada

• A railroad that secretly transported slaves at night

Was the north pro or anti slavery?

• Pro slavery
• Anti slavery