Antebellum/Civil War Review

Who invented the cotton gin 1793?

• Robert Fulton
• John Deer
• Cyrus Mc Cormick
• Eli Whitney

Why did the invention of the cotton gin increase the need for slaves?

• The cotton gin was an extremely complicated machine. Therefore, more slaves were needed to

  operate it.

• This made cotton a competitive crop, and smaller plantations had to use more slaves to stay in

  business.

• The cotton gin gathered the fiber and crushed the cotton seeds. Slaves were still needed to physically

  pick through the fibers and pull out the seeds.

• The cotton gin made it more profitable to grow cotton. This increased the number and size of cotton

  plantations, so more slaves were needed to pick the cotton.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Ohio

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Alabama

At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?

• In the House of Representatives
• In the Senate
• In the Executive Branch
• In the Judicial Branch

Following the Denmark Vesey Plot in 1822, African Americans (both slaves and free men) were subject

to special taxes, travel restrictions, and constant observation. What were these new laws known as?

• Black/Slave Codes

• Vesey Laws

• Nat Turner's Law

• Spoils System

To nullify a law means …

• to agree to the law
• to secede.
• to void or cancel the law.
• to vote on the law.

What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?

• Tariff of Nullification
• Tariff of the South
• Tariff of Abominations

How did the cotton gin affect slavery?

• It increased the number of slaves.
• The slaves did not have to work that much.
• It ended the institution of slavery
• Fewer slaves were brought onto the plantations. 

What was the importance of John C. Calhoun’s South Carolina Exposition and Protest?

• It claimed that states had the right to declare a law unconstitutional and nullify it through a special state

  convention.

• It claimed that states had the right to form special committees to expose the wrongdoings of government

  officials.

• It claimed that states had the right to vote on whether or not slavery would be allowed in the area.

• It claimed that states had the right to veto laws passed by Congress as long as the majority of the states

  agreed.