Exam 9: The Old South

Which of the following best describes the Middle Passage?

For the most part, owners slave marriages.

In 1860, the southern slave population was collectively worth $1.3 billion.

In 1860, the value of southern slaves exceeded the investments in banking, railroads, and manufacturing combined.

Misbehaving antebellum southern wives damaged the reputation of their husbands.

In the 1830s, the South produced three-fourths of the world's supply of_____________.

In the cotton belt few planters retained the task system.

Eli Whitney's gin led to an expansion of_____________ cotton.

After 1820, southern state laws universally slaves the right to_____________.

Which of the following most made the southwest cotton belt possible?

By 1860, the U.S. South produced four-fifths of the world supply of cotton.

In slave Christianity the "liberator' was_____________.

The international slave trade ended in 1808.

All of the following statements are true except

Examine the impact of slavery and the cotton culture on southern economic development.

Between 1790 and 1850, the southern planters became more dependent on

Between 1780 and 1810, the slave population in Virginia saw a decrease in free blacks but an increase in enslaved blacks.

The slave revolt that was planned with military precision was led by_____________.

The association of black labor, white leisure, and white was central to the planter regime and would come to define the South's identity.

Nat Turner's Rebellion killed_____________ people.