Cotton
Why was cotton not originally very profitable
It took to long to produce
Name of massive farms planters owned
Plantations
Stories told by slaves
Folktales
Cotton Boom
Name of invention that made it easier to produce cotton
Cotton Gin
Farmers that were not rich and had few slaves
Yeomen
What were the jobs of slaves that worked in the house (name 2)
Cooks, Nurses, butlers
Where did most poor whites live
In areas that could not grow cash crops
Cotton-producing region that stretched from North Carolina to Texas
Cotton Belt
The wealthiest and most influential class in south
Planters
These were made after slave revolts
Slave codes
Group in south that was discriminated against and had limited rights
Free African Americans
What role did rivers play in he south
Used to transport cotton
Who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Wealth
System in which all slaves work on same task until completed
Gang labor
Leader of violent slave revolt that killed 60
Nat Turner
Two other cash crops besides cotton
Corn and Tobacco
What was cotton gin short for ?
cotton engine
Where did most in the south see people once a week
Church
Slaves used these to express their religion
Spirituals
Why was the demand and price for slaves down after American Revolution
Price of crops fell
The worst punishment that slaves feared
Separation from family