12.3-4: Southerners and the Agricultural South

Who was the religious leader who led a slave revolt in 1831?

• Eli Whitney

• Denmark Vesey

• Nat Turner

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

• Slavery

• Religion

• Education

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

• 30

• 40

• 50

• 60

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

• intercontinental slave trade

• domestic slave trade

• foreign slave trade

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

• Cotton has a short growing season.

• Farmers in the North produced rice, indigo, and tobacco.

• Raising cotton took very little labor.

• Demand for cotton in Europe was high.

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

• Upper South

• Deep South

• West

The network of safe houses that assisted runaway enslaved people was known as

• the Underground Railroad.

• the slave code.

• the runaway homes.

• the secret passage.

After her own escape from slavery, Harriet Tubman returned to the South many times, helping many enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in the North.

• True

• False

What did the slave codes prohibit enslaved people from doing? Select ALL that apply.

• They prohibited enslaved people from gathering in large groups.

• They prohibited enslaved people from learning how to read.

• They prohibited enslaved people from practicing religion.

• They prohibited enslaved people from freely leaving the slaveholder’s property.

Look carefully at the map. What conclusions can you draw from the map about cotton production during this period?  Select all that apply.

• Cotton production increased dramatically throughout most southern states.

• Cotton production increased moderately, especially in coastal areas.

• Cotton production increased a great deal, especially in the westerly states of the South.

• Cotton production was so extensive that most cotton was exported to Europe.

• Cotton production expanded into some southern states where it had not existed in 1820.