WorksheetsCotton is King Jeopardy
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the meaning of antebellum?
before the war
after the war
during the war
what is war?
What is one problem for people of South Carolina after the American Revolution?
there was no more slavery
they had too much cotton
they had no money to rebuild homes and no one to buy their crops
they were tired
Who invented the cotton gin?
George Washington
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Francis Marion
Eli Whitney
What two modes of transportation were built to help travel and carry goods?
railroads and cars
railroads and canals/rivers
canals/rivers and horses
horses and carriages
What is one effect of the cotton gin?
slaves did not have to do as much work
there was no effect of the cotton gin
the decrease of slavery
the expansion (increase) of slavery
What are some jobs a person in the lower class would have?
worked in mills and factories or building canals and railroads
working as assistants to doctors and attorneys
owning their own plantations
they never had jobs
What are some jobs a person in the elite class would have?
shopkeeper or teacher
slave
planter, governor, senator, or law maker
doctor or attorney
What are some jobs a person in the middle class would have?
shopkeeper, lawyer, doctor, or teacher
plantation owner
independent farmer
building canals and railroads
What is a job that an independent farmer would have?
slave
shopkeeper or doctor
cash crop grower
plantation owner
What are some jobs an African American slave may have?
a restaurant cook or independent farmer
a field worker, blacksmith, or cook in the big house
a teacher or doctor
a shopkeeper
Free African Americans had to carry these with them at all times
a marking on their skin
a special stamp
a diary
special papers
If you owned at least 500 acres of land and more than 20 slaves you were in this social class.
middle class
independent farmer
elite class
free African Americans
How did the railroads and canals helped the people of South Carolina?
created jobs and made it easier to travel/move goods around
it increased slavery
it created more plantations
indigo became the biggest cash crop
People in this social class made a good living, but they were not rich like the elite.
independent farmers
Free African Americans
Enslaved African Americans
middle class
People of this social class had very little. They were sometimes called poor whites. They did a lot of manual labor to build railroads and canals or work in the textile mills. These people usually did work given to slaves.
Enslaved African Americans
lower class
independent farmers
Free African Americans
People in this social class planted enough crops to feed their families. Sometimes they sold part of their crops.
independent farmers
Enslaved African Americans
Free African Americans
lower class
People in this social class worked for rations of food. People in this class also lived in small cabins made of wood or stone.
lower class
Enslaved African Americans
middle class
Free African Americans
People of this social class often were independent farmers or members of the lower class. People in this class were better off than slaves, but they were not as free as whites. These people had a hard time fitting in with their communities.
elite class
Enslaved African Americans
lower class
Free African Americans
Children of this social class were not able to go to school. These children spent most of their time doing chores at home. Young girls would cook and sew while the young boys would learn to plant and harvest.
middle class
lower class
independent farmers
elite class
People of this social class often owned slaves to do household chores. These people had nice homes and enough food to eat.
lower class
independent farmers
middle class
elite class
Children of this social class often learned other languages, took music and drawing classes, and went to Universities in Europe.
free African Americans
elite class
middle class
lower class
Some people of this social class were treated badly. They were given difficult tasks to complete, and they were beaten if they didn’t finish. They lived a hard life!
enslaved African Americans
middle class
free African Americans
lower class
People of this social class often were paid to manage slaves of a plantation (an overseer). Many overseers hoped to become part of the elite class.
middle class
free African Americans
independent farmers
lower class
People of this social class wanted laws that protected slavery.
lower class
independent farmers
middle class
elite class
People in both of these social classes do manual labor. The people in both of these classes had little to no possessions.
lower class and independent farmers
lower class and free African Americans
free African Americans and independent farmers
enslaved African Americans and free African Americans
