Southern Economy & Society Review

Which of the following states was NOT a part of the southeast region

• Alabama

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Georgia

Answer explanation

Pennsylvania is in the Northeast

What is a plantation?

• A small family farm

• A farm where crops like corn and wheat are grown

• A large farm used to grow cash crops

• An owner of a large farm

Most southern farms were plantations

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Only about 20% of southern farms were plantations. Most farmers did not have enough wealth to be plantation owners

Which of the following was NOT a crop typically grown on southern plantations?

• corn

• sugar

• cotton

• tobacco

Answer explanation

Corn and wheat were not grown on plantations in the south

U.S. Plantations were starting to decline in the late 1700s because

• They were struggling to compete with Caribbean plantations

• Slavery was outlawed in the U.S.

• There was no longer any demand for crops like sugar

Answer explanation

Caribbean plantations were larger and more productive and could out-sell American sugar and tobacco plantations

Which crop revitalized the plantation economy in the south in the 1800s?

revitalize: give life back to

• sugar

• tobacco

• cotton

• wheat

Which of the following was a major cause for the cotton boom?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The War of 1812

• The American Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

Answer explanation

The Industrial Revolution caused Textile factories to be created and they demanded cotton to make textiles (fabrics)

How did cotton impact the U.S. economy in the 1800s?

• It made southerners rich but did not impact other regions

• It caused a reliance on Europe for imported manufactured goods

• It became the United States top export and was a major source of wealth for America

• It led to a decrease in slavery

Answer explanation

Northerners also made money off of cotton because it was used to make textiles!

Which of the following was an effect of the expansion of cotton plantations?

• Sugar was no longer grown in the U.S.

• Slavery increased in the south

• Immigration increased

• Many Americans moved to the south

Answer explanation

As plantations grew, more enslaved people were used to plant and harvest the cotton

Which of the following caused the growth in slavery shown in the table?

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• The Domestic Slave Trade

Answer explanation

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was banned in 1808, so clearly that wouldn't have caused an increase in slavery into the mid-1800s.

The Domestic Slave Trade was the slave trade WITHIN in the United States which increased after the ban on the Transatlantic Slave Trade