Development of Agrarian Economy
characteristics of Southern society and its influence
100

The Cotton Gin was.

What reduced the time it took to separate the cotton seeds from the fiber?

100

 The 4 main groups of people in the Antebellum South?

Who were, The Wealthy, Yeoman farmers, poor whites, and slaves.

200

Why did cotton become so important to the Southern economy?

What was, in terms of money cotton was one of the biggest producing crops in the south in the 1800s

200

What does Antebellum mean and why was it associated with the South?

Antebellum means “before the war” when people say antebellum south they mean the southern after war of 1812

300

All cotton producing states,  top 3 included

What was, all Southern states produced cotton, the top 3 were Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi?

300

how slavery divided the country during the early 1800s. Which region believed slavery was crucial,  which did not.

What was, south believed slavery was crucial North thought it was inhumane and that they shouldn't be treated like dogs.

400

How did Memphis became a center for cotton and slave trade.

What was, the ground was very fertile and flat, The Mississippi  River ran right through the area They used it for trade, and transportation