Chapter 13: The South

What span of time saw the largest increase in cotton production?

• 1790 - 1800

• 1810-1820

• 1830-1840

• 1850 - 1860

The main reason for the changes shown in the graph was...

• the invention and use of the cotton gin.

• the decline in the number of slaves.

• the end of the international slave trade.

• a switch from food crops to cash crops

Which of the following helped African Americans endure and survive slavery?

• their work

• spirituals

• slave codes

• rebellions

Which of the following accurately describes southern society in the mid-1800s?

• Most white southerners owned slaves

• Many African Americans in the South owned land

• Few white southerners owned the land that they farmed

• Most white southerners were small farmers.

Free African Americans in the South in the early and mid-1800s...

• had the same rights and freedoms as white southerners.

• had few rights and freedoms.

• usually had escaped from slavery.

• could travel freely in their home states.

Which statement best describes the role of slavery in the Southern economy?

• The Southern states used slave labor in the maintenance of their homes so that the white owners had more time for leisure.

• The Southern economy was based on manufacturing and they needed slave labor to work in the factories.

• The Southern economy was based on agriculture and they used slave labor to work the farms.

• Slavery was not important in the Southern states after the creation of the cotton gin.

What was the purpose of the “slave codes” that were passed in Southern states in the mid-1800s?

• To give slaves access to a basic education.

• To control slaves and prevent a rebellion.

• To provide a secret means of communication for the slave owners.

• To create a way to classify slaves for the United States census

In the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court held that:

• Slaves were property.

• Slaves had the same constitutional rights as white citizens.

• Slavery was illegal and must be abolished.

• The vote was tied and no decision was made.

In southern society what group was at the top. They had influence over the economy and politics of the South.

• Planters

• Yeomen

• Poor Whites

• Free African Americans

What was happening to slavery after the American revolution?

• Nothing changed.

• Slavery was decreasing because the price of cash crops was decreasing.

• Slavery was increasing because the price of cash crops was increasing.

• Slavery was abolished.