Antebellum South Carolina

What does Antebellum mean?

• Civil War

• Before the war

• Old

• Cotton gin

What was the main cash crop at this time?

• Rice

• Indigo

• Sweetgrass

• Cotton

What important machine was invented in 1793?

• Cotton gin

• Electricity

• Cars

• Cash crops

What was the major port in South Carolina?

• Beaufort

• Savannah

• Columbia

• Charleston

Which of these is NOT something Abraham Lincoln is known for?

• Abolishing slavery

• Gettysburg Address

• First U.S. president

• 13th Amendment

Who was the president during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Ms. Robinson

• Barack Obama

The important social classes were the elite, middle class, independent farmers, lower class, free African Americans, and slaves.

• True

• False

Which class owned plantations?

• elite

• middle

• lower

• free African Americans

Which class had tradesmen, merchants, doctors, and lawyers?

• elite

• middle

• lower

• free African Americans

Which class lived on small farms instead of plantations?

• elite

• middle

• independent farmers

• slaves