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Plantation System
Cotton Gin
Industry
Potpourri I
Potpourri II
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Landowner with at least 20 slaves and 300 plus acres of land
Planter
100
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney in 1793
100
The cash crop that replaced rice and indigo during the Antebellum Era…
Cotton
100
Someone who opposed slavery
Abolitionist
100
Small farmers who grew what they needed to live on.
Subsistence Farmers
200
The most respected occupation in SC during the Antebellum Era…
Agriculture/Farming
200
What was the main negative impact of the cotton gin?
A growing dependence on slavery
200
Why didn’t wealthy South Carolinians support industry?
It was a threat to their way of life.
200
A factory that produced cloth and thread
Textile Mill
200
Literal Meaning of the Antebellum Era
“Before the War”
300
The plantation system was depended on the use of what?
Slave labor
300
What task did the cotton gin perform?
removed the cotton seeds from the cotton fiber
300
What was the first industry in SC?
Textiles
300
Two things that the Antebellum Era is marked by…
successful cotton plantations and a growing dependence on slavery
300
What would be different about field work as a slave on a small farm?
They would often work alongside their owners and their families.
400
Landowner with a few or no slaves and land between ten to 300 acres…
Small farmer
400
How did the cotton gin increase production of cotton?
People grew more cotton to keep up with demand and make profits (the quick seed removal allowed them to grow it for a profit)
400
The first industries in South Carolina were closely related to…
Agriculture
400
An African American that had to have a white guardian and could not return to the state if they left…
Free black
400
A machine used in the textile mills to spin raw cotton into yarn/thread…
Spinning Jenny
500
Plantations in South Carolina were modeled after those found in what area?
Barbados
500
What two factors allowed the Upcountry to gain representation in South Carolina’s government (impacted by the cotton gin)?
Spread of Wealth and the Increase in Slaves
500
Name two of the three main areas impacted by the Industrial Revolution
agriculture, manufacturing, transportation
500
Two cutting edge forms of transportation that affected South Carolina during the Antebellum Era…
Steamboats and railroads
500
Explain the population shift in South Carolina during the Antebellum Era…
There was a dramatic increase in the number of slaves/led to an imbalance between the blacks and whites