slavery in the united states

The majority of slaves in the United States produced:

• Sugar
• Cotton
• Corn
• Wheat

The Cotton Gin was invented by:

• Thomas Edison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Henry Ford
• Eli Whitney

Because of the Cotton Gin:

• Slavery was abolished

• Tobacco prices fell

• The demand for slave labor went up

• The demand for cotton went down

Which of the following is a true statement?

• The North was not involved in slavery at all
• Northern factories depended on Southern cotton
• There were as many slaves in the North as there were in the South
• All of these are true

People who wanted to end slavery immediately were known as:

• abolitionists
• enders
• fugitives
• popular sovereignty

Enslaved people in the United States commonly endured ___________.

• high pay, luxury accommodations, feather beds

• beatings, punishments, long hours, little food

• British tea, slow horses, long hours

• gold mining, avocado growing, loud music

Where in the colonies did slavery first start? 

• Georgia 
• New Jersey 
• Virginia 
• Slavery did not start until after the Revolution 

After the Revolutionary War ...

• slavery was officially over in the U.S. 
• The South wanted to outlaw slavery 
• The North began to outlaw slavery 
• no impact at this time 

How did cotton relate to slavery?

• The desire to grow more cotton led to increased slavery
• It did not relate to slavery
• All slaves were required to grow cotton
• Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa

Which of these was the most common way slaves resisted slavery.

• by killing their owners

• by escaping to the North

• by organizing uprisings

• by finding ways to quietly rebel