Antebellum/Civil War Review

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

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 is an abolitionist?

• A person against slavery
• A person who is a slave
• A person for slavery
• A person who owns slaves

What was Nat Turner known for ?

• Nat Turner's slave rebellion

• Killing whites

• Died for blacks

• Being racist

admitted one slave state and one free state to the Union; prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 30’ latitude line; the North was concerned with the expansion of slavery and the South learned the importance of maintaining a balance of free and slave state Senators.

• Compromise of 1850

• Nullification Crisis of 1832

• Abolitionist Movement

• Missouri Compromise

In 1832, John C. Calhoun of South Carolina argued states had the right to refuse to enforce a federal law if they felt it was unconstitutional; argued that a tax on imported goods would benefit the North only and hurt the South.

• Secede

• antebellum

• Nullification Crisis

• Abolitionist Movement