What effect did Eli Whitney have on the economy of the South?

• His cotton gin let to slavery's decline

• His cotton gin began the American Industrial Revolution

• Hos cotton gin allowed poor whites to make money in the South

• His cotton gin led to a spread of slavery throughout the South

Which statement is CORRECT about social conditions of the antebellum South?

• The majority of citizens were slave owners

• Slave owners had relatively little political power

• The majority of the population were middle-class (yeoman) farmers

• All of the above

Which statement is INCORRECT regarding the impact of Nat Turner's rebellion?

• White Southerners feared violent slave revolts

• Slaves were punished more severely

• Racism decreased throughout the South

• Violent slave rebellions decreased in frequency

What conclusion about the 1800s cand be made about the information in the graph?

• Slavery decreased in the South

• Slavery increased in the South

• Tobacco production increased as well

• The South became less dependent upon agriculture.

In 1831, which slave led a revolt in Virginia in which nearly 60 white people were killed?

• Harriet Tubman

• Nat Turner

• Dred Scot

• Frederick Douglass

Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 led to

• a decrease in the number of slaves in the South

• an increase in the amount of cotton the U.S. imported

• an increase in the number of textile mills in the South

• an increase in agricultural production in the South

During the first half of the nineteenth century, Memphis was the "Cotton Capital of the South." As a result, Memphis had

• a low-income society

• a shortage of land available

• a minimal need for domestic trade

• a large slave population

Slaves were able to show resistance to the institution of slavery in a few ways. Which of the following was the most popular form of resistance?

• murder and suicide

• running away to the North

• sabotaging equipment

• uprisings and rebellions

"Before the Civil War, plantations in the South produced millions of pounds of cotton. Between 1820 and 1860, about 75 percent of the world's cotton supply was produced in the Southern states. Most of the cotton was sold to textile mills in Great Britain, usually for large profits."

The passage supports the conclusion that before the Civil War...

• cotton provided most workers in the South with a good income.

• cotton was an important part of the South's basic tax structure

• cotton was an extremely important part of the South's economy.

• cotton sales allowed the South to develop and industrial economy.

Why was the demand for slavery higher in the Deep South?

• The Deep South was the only region that relied on agriculture for economic profit.

• The Deep South was a great location for slavery transport.

• The Deep South was an area with abundant cotton plantations.

• The Deep South had the wealthiest white people who were able to afford slaves.