Antebellum Mississippi
A large agricultural estate
What is a plantation
They owned between 200 and 500 slaves
Who were large planters
African American slaves viewed as personal property
what is chattel slavery
The largest group of slaves
Who were the field slaves
Land which was to be used for schools
what is sixteenth section land
Eli Whitney's biggest contribution to the American economy
What are interchangeable parts
Owned between 20 and 50 slaves
Who were small planters
A white man who acted as manager of the slaves and the farming operation
Who was an overseer
The smallest of the three groups of slaves
Who were the town slaves
The date of the opening of the University of Mississippi
1848
Could not hold public office during the early 1800's
Who was women
The largest group of slave owners in Mississippi
Who were farmers
State laws regulating the activity of slavery
What were slave codes
They received better food than other slaves
Who were the house slaves
They followed South Carolina in seceding from the United States
Who is Mississippi
A machine that divides the seed from the cotton fibers
What is the cotton gin
Only a small minority of Mississippi's antebellum slave owning population
Who were the large planters
This was the most important feature of slave life next to family
What is religon
Slaves who worked 10 to 12 hour days
Who were field slaves
He developed the cotton seed used in Mississippi
Who is Dr. Rush Nutt
Designed the Lyceum at the University of Mississippi
Who was William Nichols
The abolition of slavery would dash their hopes and dreams of becoming wealthy planters.
Who were the farmers
True or False Slaves could have their children taken away and sold
True
Slaves who could save enough money to purchase their own freedom
Who were town slaves
True or false Slaves had to carry a pass when they left the plantation.
True