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WorksheetsCotton Kingdom
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why were slaves needed in the Americas?
To produce cash crops
To trade for rum
To trade for weapons from England
None of these choices
Eli Whitney invented the ___________.
steamboat
sewing machine
cotton gin
steel tipped plow
As the cotton kingdom got bigger, what happened to the African American population?
slavery expanded
slavery shrank
slavery ended
Besides cotton, what were other major crops grown in the south?
Rice
Sugar cane
tobacco
corn
Tredegar Iron Works were responsible for producing what?
railroad equipment
machinery
tools
cannons
Wealthy families who owned more than 50 enslaved workers were known as what?
Plain folk
Cottonocracy
Poor whites
The elite
About 75 percent of southern whites lived on small family farms. These people were known as
Plain folk
Cottonocracy
Poor whites
The elite
Which group made money from enslaved African Americans growing and picking cotton?
Northern whites
Southern whites
Where did most free blacks live?
Maryland
Mississippi
Delaware
Georgia
Slave owners justified slavery by saying......
African Americans could not take care of themselves.
African Americans would become violent if set free.
Slavery is in the bible, so it was acceptable
What did southern states do to discourage free African Americans from coming?
Would not be able to vote and travel
Informed them they would be kidnapped and enslaved.
passed laws that limited their freedom and economic opportunities.
all of these
By 1860, slaves made up how much of the south’s population?
1/2
1/4
1/3
How long did slaves work daily?
6 to 8 hours
8 to 10 hours
10 to 12 hours
12 to 14 hours
Who was Nat Turner?
The inventor of the cotton gin
The man who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
The man who led one of the bloodiest slave revolts
The man who introduced Christianity to the slaves
What did states pass to limit what slaves could do such as traveling or learning to read?
slave laws
slave codes
slave restrictions
slave rules
What protected slaves from the worst forms of abuse?
Slave codes prohibited it.
Slaves were considered valuable property.
Owners were fearful of slave rebellions.
Owners feared punishment from local authorities.
What religion did the slaves follow to help them cope with being slaves?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
slaves did not believe in God
