Chapter 8 Section 3: The Southern Section

Economy of the South 1 st half of 1800’s known as: “_________” million pounds of ____cotton over one billion

The Economy of the South Delaware, Maryland, Virginia (& West Virginia), North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, & Texas, all became part of the _________by 1850

The Geography of Southern Farming Remained rural, farming very profitable Fertile soil & plentiful rain Had to rely on the _________or northern banks for _________ 15,000 families owned _________ –Used many slaves to produce a _________

Hundreds of thousands of families owned family farms & did their own work 1800’s farms with 6 or less _________produced ½ of the cotton VA & NC continued to be _________states Sugar & rice thrived in SC

The Slavery System all _____states either banned slavery or passed laws to end it gradually Congress banned all further importation By over 3 million _____

Slavery on Small & Large Farms Small farms –Often worked side by side their _________ –Some times ate together & slept in the same house –Others endured the same cruelties as other slaves

Large farms –_________employed 60% –Usually worked under a foreman –Women also had to cook & serve food to their owners, clean their homes & clothes & labored in the fields Were subject to physical or sexual abuse

Slaves as Property As demand went up so did the cost of _________ Prime field worker was between 18 & 25 & cost $500 in 1832 –By 1837 price soared to $_ –Most people couldn’t acquire slaves to start a plantation

Cost only $15-$60 a year to support –Kept slaves healthy enough to work

Slave Revolts Vesey’s Plan –Denmark Vesey bought his freedom with $600 he won in a street lottery –Preached _________ –Plotted to seize the city of _________in July 1822

Raid the arsenal, kill all white residents, free the slaves & burn the city to the ground Betrayed by followers –35 _________ were hung & 32 were expelled from SC

Turner’s Rebellion Nat Turner –August 1831 –Led 70 slaves in raid on white families in southeastern VA –Killed more than 50 _________ people –VA hung 20 _________ –Crowds of angry whites rioted & killed 100 _________ who weren’t involved in the revolt

White Southerners Alarmed Africans sometimes outnumbered the _________ _________states tightened restrictions on slaves –Can’t teach them how to read & prevented from moving freely or meeting