Slavery in the Antebellum South Review - 8

True or False: In the antebellum period, the size of each plantation is more important than the number of plantations.

• True

• False

The population of enslaved people added to the population boom at the end of what century?

• 1500s

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

Define antebellum

• Traditionally on January 1; used to sell, trade, or rent slaves

• Laws governing the conduct of African Americans

• “Existing before a war,” especially the Civil War

• An armed uprising by slaves, as a way of fighting for their freedom

• A genre of songs that originated in the Southern United States, religious in nature and described slavery’s hardships

True or False: Hiring Days were known as “The Weeping Time” within the enslaved community.

• True

• False

What key feature had the greatest impact on the expansion of the Cotton Belt?

• Climate

• Geography

• Size

• Location

Define overseer

• An enslaved person who would escape their plantation

• A spoken or written account of connected events; a story

• A person who served as general managers of routine farming operations, especially on a large plantation

• An offer of a price for something, especially at an auction

• Indicated the political and economic importance of this crop to the Southern states

True or False: The domestic slave trade was unaffected by the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807.

• True

• False

When did the Great Slave Auction take place?

• January 1854

• May 1857

• March 1859

• April 1861

Define spiritual

• Traditionally on January 1; used to sell, trade, or rent slaves

• Laws governing the conduct of African Americans

• “Existing before a war,” especially the Civil War

• An armed uprising by slaves, as a way of fighting for their freedom

• A genre of songs that originated in the Southern United States, religious in nature and described slavery’s hardships

True or False: The implementation of the cotton gin reduced the need for labor since it allowed each enslaved person to work more efficiently.

• True

• False