Chapter 13 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to remove seeds from short staple cotton; revolutionized the cotton industry.
A
Cotton gin
2
Q
Large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves.
A
Planters
3
Q
A region stretching from South Carolina to east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced during the mid 1800’s.
A
Cotton belt
4
Q
Crop brokers who managed the trade between southern planters and their customers.
A
Factors
5
Q
A large iron factory that operated in Richmond,Virginia in the early mid 1800’s.
A
Tredegar Iron Works
6
Q
Owners of small farms.
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Yeomen
7
Q
Stories that often provide a moral lesson.
A
Folktales
8
Q
Emotional christian songs sung by enslaved people in the south that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed slaves religious beliefs.
A
Spirituals
