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History
Question | Answer |
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When did cotton become king? | During the antebellum era before the civil war. |
Why was cotton in high demand? | For the textile industry |
Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
What increased the export of southern cotton? | Cotton Gin |
What did the cotton gin do for farmers? | Increased the profit and demand of the cash crop. |
(1808) What did the up-country and low-country rely on? | Cotton and slavery |
As cotton fields expanded across the south so did the _____ population. | Slave |
Plantations develop into ________________ | into communities. |
What two different structures did slavery manifest? | task and gang system |
In slave quarter, Africans bonded with family and other through what means? | Through music, weddings, and story telling. |
Who was the man who bought his freedom? | Demark Vesey |
Who secretly organized slaves to rebel against their owner? | Denmary Vesey |
How many days did field hands work? | 6 days. 2 weeks, 2 weeks doing tedious work. |
What work did field hands do? | Plowing, Planting, Weeding, Harvesting, Tending to Livestock. |
Define nationalism | pride for the whole country. |
Define sectionalism | focus on local or regional issues. |
What doubled the size of the United States? | Louisiana Purchase |
What two words describe pride and regional issues? | Nationalism and Sectionalism |
Bought from Napoleon | Louisiana Purchase |
America was growing in size and trade. What was an issues? | British ships |
Who fought in the war of 1812? | GB and US |
Who triumphed in the war of 1812? | US |
Was Missouri a free or slave state? | Slave state |
Was Maine a free state or slave state? | Free state |
Who were the Grimicke Sisters? | Abolitionist who did not believe in slavery |