The Cotton Boom
The cotton gin made it easier to remove this from the harvested cotton
What is the cotton seeds?
This social group would suffer cruel punishment if they failed to complete their jobs on the plantation
Who were slaves?
Because slaves were not allowed to practice Christianity, many slaves held their church services at this time of day.
What is night time?
This was the name for the region where land owners expanded into to increase their cotton production.
What is the cotton belt?
This social group owned large amounts of slaves and land
Who were the planters?
Slaves told moral lessons in these types of stories which often had animal characters.
What are folk tales?
The adoption of the cotton gin lead to this change in the amount of slaves owned in the South.
What is an increase?
This group of white landowners may have owned a small amount of slaves to help manage their family farm.
Who were yeoman?
"Servants obey your masters" was the section of the bible that this group used to justify slavery
Who were planters?
This was the name of the person who created the Cotton Gin.
Who is Eli Whitney?
Although this group was not enslaved, there were still many limitations on their freedom to live and conduct business.
Who were free African Americans?
This enslaved religious leader saw an eclipse as a sign that he should lead a violent uprising against the plantation owners.
Who is Nat Turner?