The South

Eli Whitney created the cotton gin which would comb the seeds out of cotton. What was the effect of this invention?

• It reduced global demand for cotton and led United States farmers to grow other crops.

• It made it possible to produce clothing by machine and led to the building of textile factories throughout the Southern United States.

• It allowed people to grow cotton on land that had previously been considered too dry and led to large-scale irrigation projects in the Western United States.

• It allowed cotton to be processed more quickly and profitably and led to the expansion of slavery in the Southern United States.

Who was Nat Turner?

• Long time supporter of Southern state rights.

• Leader of slave uprising in Virginia 1831.

• Led raid on Harper's Ferry

• Jackson's vice president.

A machine created by Eli Whitney that quickened the process of separating cotton from its seeds. This machine also allowed the use of slaves to boom.

• Mechanical Reaper

• Cotton Gin

• Steel Plow

• Telegraph

These laws were created in order to prevent slaves from rebelling against white slave owners

• Slave Codes

• Crow Codes

• War Codes

Slave codes made it illegal for black enslaved people to gather in large groups to talk or communicate.

• True

• False

Cash crops were crops that were planted and sold for profit (to make money)

• True

• False

What crop replaced tobacco as the dominant cash crop of the south?

• Rice

• Cotton

• Indigo

• Corn

What was one of the consequences of the cotton gin?

• Deep South farmers grew more wheat.
• Domestic slave trade increased.
• Plantations hired more tenant farmers.
• Southern factories quickly developed.

What did the thriving economy of the South depend on?

• canals
• railroads
• slavery
• tobacco

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

• canals
• horse-drawn carts
• natural waterways
• railroads