T8S5: How the economies of the South and the North different

What did the southern states have to heavily rely on in order for their economy to grow?

• cotton

• slavery

• tobaccos

• agriculture

1. The southern cotton businessmen were selling to whom?

• The Europeans

• The British

• The Americans

• The Northerners

1. Why was raising a cotton crop laborious?

• You had use your hands to remove the cotton fiber

• You had to manage people to do their work

• It took time for cotton to grow

• You had to hire so many people to get the job done

What was the name and the significance of Eli Whitney’s invention?

• cotton mill

• cotton king

• cotton line

• cotton gin

1. Because of cotton gin’s ________, it helped workers ______ 50 times more cotton each day, which mean the demand for _______  ______ increased.

• process

• cotton price

• productivity

• slave labor

1. The Upper South concentrated on growing….
   While the Lower South focused on producing….

• cotton, rice, and sugarcane

• slavery

• tobacco, hump, wheat, and vegetables

• cotton gin

1. In short, slave business grew in the south due to…

• decrease demands in cotton

• increase demands in cotton

• increase demands in slavery

• increase demands in tobacco