Ch 12.3-4 PRACTICE QUIZ

By 1850 the institution of _____ was growing stronger than ever in the South.

• slavery

• industry

• South

• Domestic Slave Trade

Many in the South preferred an agricultural economy and did not want _____ .

• industry

• slavery

• Domestic Slave Trade

• South

The cotton gin could clean cotton _____ faster than a worker.

• 50 times

• 5 times

• 10 times

• 100 times

The sale and transport of enslaved people in the South was called the _____ .

• Domestic Slave Trade

• slavery

• South

• industrial trade

In 1860 the economy of the _____ was dependent on cotton.

• South

• North

• Industry

• West

Why did cotton become the main Southern agricultural crop in the years before 1860?

• cotton has a short growing season

• demand for cotton in Europe was high

• farmers in the North produced rice, indigo, and tobacco

• raising cotton took very little labor

Which area became a center for the sale and transport of enslaved people throughout the South?

• Deep South

• Northeast

• Upper South

• West

What was the main crop of the Deep South?

• cotton

• rice

• sugarcane

• tobacco

In general, what did farmers and factory owners in the South use to transport their goods?

• canals

• horse-drawn carts

• natural waterways

• railroads

Which South Carolina merchant opened a textile factory?

• Eyre Crowe

• Eli Whitney

• Joseph Reid Anderson

• William Gregg