Chapter 13 Flashcards
The staple crop in the South.
Cotton
What was the downside of picking cotton?
Removing the seeds
What was invented to remove the seeds from cotton?
The cotton gin
What is gin short for?
Engine
What increased dramatically?
Slave labor
Which country became a trading partner for cotton?
Great Britain
What was newly developed?
Stronger cotton
What was another primary crop?
Corn
What was built during this time?
Cotton mills
What fraction of the southerners owned slaves?
1/3
Who controlled the political life?
Rich planters
Who ran the household and raised the children?
Planters wives
Most white southerners were__________.
Small farmers
What did the slave owners use to justify having slaves?
Religion
What were the three ways that slaves could become free?
They could run away,be freed by their slave owner,or earn money to buy their freedom.
