Unit 5 Sectionalism and Reform (1790's-1850's)

Determine whether each phase describes the North during the period before the Civil War. (Choose 2)

• growing cotton was the top economic activity

• manufacturing goods was the top economic activity

• most factories were located here

• most plantations were located here

Determine whether each phase describes the South during the period before the Civil War. (Choose 2)

• growing cotton was the top economic activity

• manufacturing goods was the top economic activity

• most factories were located here

• most plantations were located here

Which phrase best completes the sentence? Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin that removed the seeds from cotton which....

• increased the productivity of cotton farming.

• decreased the need for slaves.

• encouraged farmers to move west.

• made growing cotton less profitable

Why were cotton-producing states located in the South?

• The South had many yeoman farmers.

• The South had a warm climate.

• The South fought for states' rights.

• The South had a lot of textile factories.

Which phrase best completes the statement? The invention of the cotton gin...

• ended of plantation lifestyles.

• decreased the cotton production.

• industrialized the South

• increased the use of slave labor.

Why did Memphis become a center for the cotton industry & slave trade? (Choose 2)

• West Tennessee was the richest cotton-producing region in the state.

• Yeoman farmers in Middle Tennessee produced a lot of cotton.

• Plantation owners in East Tennessee produced cotton without having to use a cotton gin.

• Memphis had a large textile manufacturing industry.

• Memphis was located on the Mississippi River.

Why did white planters dominate and control Southern society?

• They owned the most agricultural property and slaves.

• They controlled the large manufacturing industries in the South.

• They worked their own land which was valued in a rural society.

• They worked other people's land and were more numerous that other groups.

[In 1808, the United States outlawed the importation of slaves from other countries.] How did this change in law affect Southern plantation owners?

• It decreased the use of slave labor.

• It increased the value of the plantation owners' slaves.

• It reduced the profitability of the plantation system.

• It encouraged the development of less labor-intensive crops.

Why did political divisions over slavery increase in the early 1800's? (Choose 3)

• Southerners resented plantation owners who moved west for better conditions for slavery.

• Southerners supported elected representatives who fought for states' rights.

• Northerners supported elected representatives who fought to prevent the spread of slavery in the West.

• Industrialization increased in the North and slavery decreased.

• Abolitionists fought to increase slavery in the North.

What was the purpose of slave codes?

• to prevent the expansion of slavery to the western states

• to provide slaves a chance at freedom

• to maintain a system of slavery

• to establish different types of slavery