Southern Farmers
These farmers owned their own land and worked, typically growing crops for local markets.
Who are yeoman farmers?
These enslaved people worked directly in the fields, performing hard labor in agriculture, especially cotton and tobacco plantations.
Who are field slaves?
This crop became the dominant cash crop in the South during the Antebellum period, especially in states like Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
What is cotton?
This was the most common form of resistance among enslaved people in the Antebellum South, involving slowing down work or damaging crops and tools.
Sabotage
This 2006 debut single from Taylor Swift was inspired by a high school romance that ended abruptly.
What is "Tim McGraw"?
This type of farmer made up the smallest percentage of the southern population,but controlled the majority of the wealth
Who are plantation owners?
This type of enslaved person worked inside the homes of their masters, performing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and childcare.
Who are domestic slaves?
This economic system in the South relied on the exploitation of enslaved labor to produce crops for export, such as cotton, tobacco, and rice.
What is the agrarian economy?
This enslaved person led a violent rebellion in 1831 in Virginia, killing around 60 white people before being captured and executed.
Who is Nat Turner?
In 2019, Taylor Swift released an album, which features hits like "ME!" and "You Need To Calm Down."
Answer: What is "Lover"?
These farmers didn’t own slaves and worked rented land, often growing subsistence crops or selling their produce locally.
Who are tenant farmers
These slaves worked in urban settings, often as craftsmen, laborers, or in various trades.
Who are skilled slaves?
This transportation system, was the primary source of transportation in the South
What are natural waterways?
This group of abolitionists and free blacks in the North helped enslaved people escape to freedom through a secret network of safe houses.
What is the Underground Railroad?
Taylor Swift made history in 2018 by becoming the first woman to win this prestigious award twice
What is the "Album of the Year" Grammy?
This type of farmer worked without owning land or equipment, but was not considered enslaved
Who were rural whites?
This term refers to enslaved people who had a supervisory role, often overseeing other enslaved people working in the fields or elsewhere.
Who are overseers
By 1860, the South was the leading exporter of this product, which accounted for nearly half of all U.S. exports.
What is cotton
A series of laws placed on enslaved people to prevent rebellion
What are slave codes
This 2014 Taylor Swift album marked her official transition from country to pop music, featuring tracks like "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space."
What is "1989"?
The individuals in charge of supervising the household on the plantation
Who are plantation wives
What percentage of Southern families owned at least one slave
What is 32%
This region, known for its fertile soil and warm climate, became the heart of cotton production in the South.
What is the Deep South?
Nat Turner was born in this county and state
South Hampton Virginia
In 2010, this song won Taylor Swift the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, which sparked an infamous interruption by Kanye West.
What is "You Belong With Me"?