WorksheetsMississippi Studies Chapter 5 Antebellum MS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Eli Whitney’s biggest contribution to the American economy was
interchangeable parts
the steamboat
the automobile
the railroad
What crop was not replaced by cotton?
tobacco
corn
indigo
hemp
During the early 1800’s women could not
attend college
own property
hold public office
create a family
What is a characteristic of a field slave?
Worked 10-12 hours a day
job could be a cook
able to keep some of their money
lived in certain sections of town
What is a characteristic of a house slave?
children put into the work force at an early age
lived in a certain section of town
received better food than other slaves
received a portion of money
Who were the first Europeans to really begin bringing African slaves to the Americas?
Spanish & Portuguese
French & English
Italians & Germans
Dutch & Spanish
What was the second most important element of slave life in the quarters?
religion
sports
family
music
Which was not a major issue to Mississippians in the 1850s?
slavery
tariffs
states' rights
grocery prices
State laws that regulated the activity of slavery
slave codes
chattel records
Turner laws
slave laws
Manager of the slaves
owner
owner's children
driver
overseer
Machine that divides the fiber from cotton seed
Cotton gin
Weave
Loom
Spinning Jenny
By law, African American slaves were viewed as personal property
Black Codes
Slave Codes
Chattel Slavery
Plantation laws
Scientist who developed the cotton seed used in Mississippi
Dr. Carson
Dr. Nutt
Dr. Warren
Dr. Johnson
A large agricultural estate
Farm
Planation
Slave quarters
Townships
Most planters belonged to this political party
Whig party
Democrat party
Republican party
Democratic-Republican party
This group made up the largest group of slave owners in Mississippi
Planters
Farmers
Large planters
Small farmers
Mississippi's Constitution of 1817 est. this labor system
Indentured servants
Encomienda
Chattel slavery
Sharecropping
This ship brought the first African slaves to the United States
White Lion
Sao Jao Baptista
Titanic
Black Pearl
Slaves made up the ______________ of Mississippi's population until the 1830s.
Minority
Majority
The most prominent free black man in Mississippi in the early to mid 1800s
William Lloyd Garrison
William Johnson
George Poindexter
John J. Pettus
A slave who manages other slaves
Driver
Overseer
Manager
Owner
Religious ceremonies that slaves conducted themselves
Church services
Spirituals
Praise Meetings
Unity services
Established an abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator in 1831
William Lloyd Garrison
William Johnson
John J. Pettus
George Poindexter
Rights granted to all men; which are endowed by their Creator: life, liberty & property
Constitutional laws
Natural Rights
Gods laws
The peoples rights
The final breaking point for most Mississippians
Lincoln's election
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise of 1820
John Brown's Raid
