People
What did white people in the south own a lot of?
They owned a lot of land.
Who is the lower class?
People who competed with slaves for jobs.
What are cash crops?
Crops that are grown to be sold.
What did the middle class do?
They defended slavery because they aspired to one day achieve the status of elite.
At what age could slaves start working?
As early as 10.
Who always lived in fear and had to carry around special documents?
Free Slaves
Who are the elite class?
The people who owned 20 or more slaves.
What expanded due to what invention?
The cotton gin led to an expansion of slavery.
S.C. chose to secede from what?
The Union.
What was a big part of the slave escape routes?
Abolitionists who provided resting places for escaping slaves along the underground railroad.
Who are the middle class?
This class was tradesmen, shopkeepers, merchants, and attorneys.
What did Enslaved African Americans have to carry while traveling?
A pass issued by their master to travel from one plantation to another.
Cotton was important to the ____ of the ____?
Cotton was increasingly important to the economy of the South.
Who is famous for the underground railroads?
Harriet Tubman.
Slavery became what?
A topic of national discussion during the antebellum period.
What are Enslaved African Americans?
These are unpaid and involuntary workers. They are given little clothes and food. Plus have terrible work conditions
Who is the free lower class?
People who were called "poor whites"
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney.
What movement began to grow in the U.S.?
The abolishion of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln was a _____?
Abolitionist for slavery.
Who are Independent Farmers?
These people worked their land with the slaves (if they had any).
What are Free African Americans?
People freed by their masters or bought their freedom.
What did the cotton gin do?
It made it easier and faster to remove seeds from the cotton.
What was the average number range of slaves on a regular plantation?
20-50 slaves on a regular sized plantation.
Why did slave owners start breeding slaves?
Because they weren't allowed to import any more slaves to the U.S. so they started breeding them.