Slavery & Life in the South

What type of agriculture was practiced in the South?

• Cash Crop

• Free Soil

• Manifest Destiny

• Slash and Burn

What was an issue with cash crops?

• They were not that valuable

• They were labor intensive

• There were no issues with cash crop farming

• All of these

Which White Southern Society class was the largest group of whites, owned land, but not slaves?

• Plantation Owner

• Yeoman Farmer

• Tenant Farmer

• Rural Poor

Which White Southern Society did not own land, but rented land?

• Plantation Owner

• Yeoman Farmers

• Tenant Farmers

• Rural Poor

Which White Southern Society class was the lowest, in deep poverty, and did not own land?

• Plantation Owner

• Yeoman Farmers

• Tenant Farmers

• Rural Poor

Which White Southern Society class was the richest and owned the most and best land?

• Plantation Owner

• Yeoman Farmers

• Tenant Farmers

• Rural Poor

What percentage of Southerners owned slaves? (roughly)

• 17%

• 36%

• 60%

• 91%

What was the number one fear of slave holders?

• Slave Revolt

• Northern Factories

• Industrialization

• Desalination

What were Slave Codes?

• Laws that restricted what slaves can/can't do

• Rules that dehumanized slaves

• Rules that prevented slaves from reading/writing

• All of these

What network of safe houses and abolitionists helped smuggle slaves to safety?

• League of Resistance

• The Golden Circle

• Underground Railroad

• The Free Surveyors