Sectionalism Divides the Nation (1790-1850)

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• Jo Anderson
• Cyrus McCormick
• Robert Fulton

What is the negative effect of the cotton gin?

• Increased the need for slave labor
• increased the price of cotton
• decreased the need for slaves
• decreased the price of fabric

The nickname given to cotton.

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

The economy of the north was based on ___________.

• manufacturing
• agriculture
• capitalism
• tourism

The economy of the south was based on _________.

• manufacturing
• agriculture
• tourism
• trade

The name of the man who memorized the spinning jenny and smuggled it to America.

• Samuel Slater
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Edison
• Sherlock Holmes

Because rice & indigo were dying out, what did many people think would happen to slavery?

• Cotton had already become a major cash crop for SC and it was clear that slavery was more important than ever.
• Most people in the south began building and working in the factories, so slavery began to die out.
• Slavery immediately went up because gold was discovered in SC and the slaves were needed to dig for the gold.
• Many felt that slavery would die along with the decline of rice and indigo since there was no longer a cash crop in SC.

The time before the war

• antebellum
• cotton
• elite
• social class

What did states pass to limit what slaves could do such as traveling or learning to read?

• slave laws

• slave codes

• slave restrictions

• slave rules

Why was Memphis called the "Cotton Capital of the South"? (Choose two)

• cotton was shipped from Memphis in large amounts

• Memphis had the most plantations of any city

• Memphis consumed more cotton then other cities in the South

• the area around Memphis had fertile soil for growing cotton

• Memphis had the largest enslaved population in the South