The Antebellum South- Week 21 Weekly ReaderGrade 4

What were some of the effects of living out on the plantation, away from a town? Check all that apply.

• isolation

• far away stores

• made most of what they needed

• variety of items to buy

The text names some things made with cotton. Which is NOT something made from cotton?

• bedsheets

• food for people

• tablecloths

• sofa stuffing

Antebellum is made up of two words from __________.

• Greek

• Latin

• French

• German

What was the "terrible practice" referred to in this week's issue?

• building antebellum plantations

• using steamboats for transportation

• being isolated from towns

• using enslaved people for labor

The title, "Auntie Bellum? Who's That?" can be classified as a ______________.

• simile

• metaphor

• play on words

• rhyme

What does rural mean?

• out in the countryside

• the outskirts of the city

• in the city

• a wooded area

Fanny Kemble documented her feelings about slavery in diaries and letters so that ________.

• abolitionists wouldn't get punished for speaking their minds.

• all Americans could see the truth about slavery

• people would understand her better after she passed away

• she could hide her true feelings from her husband

Think about all the articles you read this week. What big difference between the North and the South is the author trying to explain?

• The North had snow; South had warmer weather.

• The North had an urban/industrial economy with factory labor; the South had a rural/agricultural economy with slave labor.

• The North had more states than the South, giving them an advantage in representation.

• Raising crops is better for an area's economy than manufacturing goods in factories.

the South was known as the __________.

• Southern Cotton

• Place of Cotton

• Cotton Kingdom

• Home of Cotton

Steamboats were the biggest from of transportation in the South since there weren't a lot of trains.

• True

• False