12/15 Flashcards
The only port city in antebellum United States bigger than New Orleans
New York
Many leading antebellum Louisiana silversmiths were immigrants from ________
Germany
Most plantations have at least one field of corn on the property, used to feed _______ and
slaves and live stock
Although many city slaves were skilled workers, most worked as. Three of duties were
Domestic Servants
-Running errands
-Shop and serve for household
-Care for master, animals garden
The property of most plantations near New Orleans ran from the _______ to_______
Mississippi to Pontchartrain
Most makers and street vendors in antebellum New Orleans were women of what 2 ethnicities?
African American, Native American
Why did most masters and mistresses of plantations had not do much socializing with other plantation owners. (2 reasons)
A. Plantations were far apart
B. Busy running plantation
In the context of Louisiana in the 1800’s, “Antebellum mean______.”
before the civil war
What two factors could harm cotton production?
- bad weather
-Insects
Converting sugar cane into granules was important to sugar manufacturers because it improved _____ and _____ of sugar
storing and shipping
Sold good to the general public
retail merchants
Explain how plantations were mostly “self sufficient”?
Self-sufficient means needing no outside help and slaves did most of the work
Manufactures produced items and sold them in one location. Their main activity was the conversation of ________ into _________.
Raw material, finished product.
Many African Americans in Louisiana practiced a religion called _______, which blended many religious and spiritual beliefs and practices that originated in Africa.
Nola
The opportunity for enslaved people to earn money on Sundays, their day of rest enabled them to patronize the market women and other vendors, who sold goods such as:
Pecan Pies, Pralines, Roasted Penuts, and Molasses Candy .
