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The Missouri Compromise
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The majority of people in the south lived on
What is a farm
100
Which invention made it easier to clean the seeds out of raw cotton
What is the Cotton Gin
100
According to the Missouri Compromise, which state would enter the U.S. as a free state and which state would enter as a slave state to maintain balance
Maine would enter as a free state and Missouri would enter as a slave state
100
The majority of southerners in the south did or did not own slaves?
What is did not. The majority of slaves were owned by the elite plantation class
100
Was it legal to teach a slave to read and write
No, an educated slave was a dangerous slave according to southerners
200
The main profession or job of the majority of the white population was?
What is a farmer
200
The cotton gin, created by Eli Whitney, was created to make the life a slave much easier in regards to work. Inadvertently, what did the invention of the Cotton Gin lead to
the expansion of slavery
200
If a slave was able to escape to free territory, were they legally free for the remainder of their life
No, they would be considered a fugitive slave
200
What laws were created to to control every aspect of a slave's life and ensure that they did not rebel?
What are slave codes
200
True or False: Southerns viewed slaves more as property rather than as human beings
True, they viewed slaves as property
300
On plantations, slaves typically worked from when to when
Slaves typically worked from sun up to sun down
300
What name was given to the area of land that experienced a cotton boom
What is the cotton belt
300
Name the 4 parts of the Missouri Compromise
1. Maine would enter as a free state 2. Missouri would enter as a slave state 3. All land above Missouri in the Louisiana Purchase Territory would be free and below would be slave 4. Southern slave catchers were allowed to go into free territory and pursue fugitive/runaway slaves and bring them back to the south.
300
These are stories used to pass down African culture and life lessons of survival. The characters were often animals such as Brer Rabbit
What are folktales
300
What was the most important aspect of a slaves life?
What is his/her family. Their family was a source of survival, support, love and comfort.
400
What did small farm owners do in regards to labor since they could not afford to buy a slave
They often rented the slaves from large plantation owners
400
What was the name of the first long distance-road that used macadam as a surface rather than dirt and the first canal that was created in the U.S.
What is the National Road and the Erie Canal
400
What is the difference between nationalism and sectionalism
Sectionalism is love and loyalty to your section or region of the country (the south) and nationalism is love and loyalty to your country above anything else
400
These are emotional Christian songs that blended African culture with religion. Some of these songs contained hidden codes of escape and freedom.
What are spirituals
400
Name 2 ways slaves resisted slavery
Runaway using the Underground Railroad; work slow; break tools; physically fight back. Any of these actions would result in a severe beating and/or death
500
Explain how the regions of the north and south were economically connected
The north needed raw materials to fuel the Industrial Revolution and had the machines/technology to make finished products. The south needed finished products and had the raw materials to do so, but did not have the machines to make the finished products.
500
Explain how canals and macadam roads helped the U.S. improve and grow
Canals and macadam roads helped to connect the regions and markets (the north and south). They helped to make transportation more efficient and safer which led to cheaper transportation costs.
500
Explain how the Missouri Compromise to sectionalism
The south wanted to continue or further slavery into the newly acquired U.S. territories while the north wanted to ban slavery in the new territories. This led to arguments and separation of the country over the issue of slavery.
500
Explain how slave owners used the Bible in regards to slavery
Slave owners used the Bible to justify slavery. They used Bible passages that mentioned slavery and obedience to justify their practices
500
Explain how slaves used the Bible
Slaves used the Bible to find comfort and hope. They used passages in the Bible that spoke of God leading slaves out of slavery and delivering them to freedom; Moses and the Israelites.