Chapter 10 Section 2 Flashcards
What impact did the cotton gin have on cotton production?
The cotton gin removed seeds quickly and efficiently, making cotton production more profitable. Plantation owners began to seize Native American lands so they could grow more and more cotton and acquired more enslaved workers to pick it, thereby expanding slavery as well.
How did the interstate slave trade affect enslaved communities?
The interstate slave trade separated families with the buying and selling of family members for profit. As a result, strong “kinship bonds” developed among enslaved people who were not blood relatives.
In what ways did the institution of slavery shape the economic development of both the South and the North?
In the South, cheap enslaved labor made plantations profitable. Wealthy landowners acquired more land and more enslaved labor and produced more cotton. The North used cotton and other raw materials from the South in its manufacturing centers.
In what ways did enslaved people resist slavery?
Enslaved people resisted by breaking tools, working slowly, or pretending to be sick. Enslaved people also resisted slavery by teaching religious beliefs promoting freedom, forming communities with their own cultures, passively refusing to obey authority, and planning armed rebellions.
Why did free African Americans need Certificates of Freedom?
Free African Americans had to prove they were not runaway slaves to protect themselves from being arrested. Many were kidnapped and sold into slavery anyway.
Why was literacy for slaves a threat to slave owners?
Slave owners feared educated enslaved people might not accept their owners’ authority. For example, enslaved people might begin to read antislavery literature—or write it themselves—and be more encouraged to rebel.
How did some plantation owners expand their lands to maximize cotton profits?
Plantation owners seized Native American lands to grow more cotton.
What did cotton replace as the main cash crop in the south?
Cotton replaced tobacco.
Describe the economy of the South and of the North between 1800-1844.
The South was agricultural/agrarian and the North was industrial.
Describe the status of white and African American residents of the antebellum (pre Civil War) South.
The poorest white residents in the South held higher status than any African American residents, whether free or enslaved.
What did Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser, and Denmark Vessey have in common?
All three men planned or led slave rebellions.
Which aspect of cotton production was greatly improved by the cotton gin?
harvesting
Why did the threat of sale give slave owners enormous power over enslaved people?
The threat of sale meant that spouses could be separated. Parents, siblings, and children could also be forcibly separated. Most enslaved people who were sold away from their families had little chance of ever seeing them again.
