7th SS Chapter 7.2 Guided Reading Flashcards
The Industrial Revolution greatly increased the demand for __________.
Southern Cotton
After traveling through the south and observing problems of the farmers, Eli Whitney developed the _________.
Cotton gin
The cotton gin led to a _______ in cotton production.
boom
As the Cotton Kingdom spread _________ spread as well.
slavery
The five states that made up the Cotton Belt were ______, ________, ________, _______, and _______.
South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
The important crop grown in South Carolina and Georgia coast was __________ while sugar cane was important in _________ and _______.
Rice; Louisiana and Texas
Tobacco was planted in the states of __________.
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
Besides crops the South also led the nation in the population of ________.
livestock
The North was mainly urban while the South was mainly _________.
agricultural
Name some goods that were manufactured in the South : (4)
- Agricultural tools like cotton gins, planters, and plows
- hoes
- ironware
- jute
- cheap cotton cloth
Name the three major cities in the South.
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Charleston, South Carolina
- richmond, Virginia
Because there were few industrial jobs in the South there were few ways for farmers to escape _________.
The poverty life on a small farm
The South depended on ___________ and _________ for goods and money.
The North and Europe
Some Southerners were upset about the lack of industry but most Southerners believed as long as ________ they could look to the future with confidence.
Cotton remained king
Wealthy planter families were called ____________ because they made huge amounts of money from cotton.
Cottonocracy
Plantation owner measured their wealth by the number of ______ they owned.
Slaves
About ________ of southern whites were small farmers. These farmers were called _____.
75%; plain folk
Among small farmers, helping one another was an ___________.
important duty
Lower on the social ladder than small farmers were __________.
Poor whites
Poor whites lived in the hilly, wooded areas of the ________.
Cotton Belt
Like most northern whites, most southern whites were __________.
farmers
Both _________ African Americans lived in the South.
free and enslaved
Congress outlawed the _______ on 1808.
import of slaves
To discourage freed African Americans, southern states passed _________ that made life even harder for them.
slave codes
