1. Chapter 11.3 The Plantation South
The Industrial Revolution brought new industry in the north along with immigration and city growth, while in the south the economy became more dependent on the idea of slavery and the cotton crop

2. I. The Cotton Kingdom
As the north was growing the south was remaining rural.
Industry was booming in the north and the need for more cotton spurred the southern farmers to grow more
A new invention (cotton gin) allowed this to happen

3. A. The Cotton Gin
In 1793 Eli Whitney created a simple machine to speed up the process of getting cotton from the fields, his cotton gin separated the seeds and processed the cotton at a very quick rate
Before this it was all done by hand
The Cotton gin allowed one worker to process 50 times more cotton

4. B. Slave Labor To grow the cotton they need more labor
In 1790 there were almost 700,000 enslaved Af. Americans and by 1860 there were 4 times that amount
Prices for slaves increased by times
more

5. The south was all different some areas focused on cotton and slavery while other areas chose to grow corn and raise hogs and chickens
However the south earned the name “cotton kingdom” it created a rich yet very small group of plantation owners

6. C. Defining Slavery Most southern whites accepted slavery
They feared that if they let up on it it would allow more slave uprisings
The South argued that slavery gave Af. Americans work and job security and no unemployment like in the north
The only difference
was that in the south
violence and abuse
accompanied the work

7. II. African Americans in the South
About 260,000 of the four million blacks in the south were not slaves
The few that were not slaves purchased their freedom but still found it hard to be considered equals

8. A. Restriction on Free Af. Americans
Most laws denied basic rights to Free Africans.
They were excluded from jobs, denied education, couldn’t vote, couldn’t testify in court, or serve on juries.
Their freedom was never secure
Slave owners even worked the streets looking for escapees and even kidnapped Af. Americans and sold them into slavery

9. Many did make a positive difference in society.
Norbert Rillieux helped revolutionize the sugar industry by refining the sugar system and speeding up the sugar making process

10. B. Life under Slavery Slavery gave those under it no rights at all
Laws known as slave codes controlled all parts of their life, slaves were treated as objects or property
As workers became skilled, they soon ran the whole plantation as a slave which gave owners the ability to expand onto more land
Others worked as nannies, butlers, and housekeepers but the majority were labor in the fields

11. Many slaves were worked so hard with little food that many even died or were worked to death
Punishments like whippings were handed out for not working hard enough
But many owners knew that a hard working slave needed food so many did take care of them

12. Many families were split up to keep them from hatching plans together to escape
Many children didn’t even get a chance to know their parents and were sent to different parts of the south
At 1808 it was illegal to brings slaves into the country but it didn’t stop them from selling and trading those that were already here

13. C. Resistance to Slavery
The only way Africans hung onto their culture and traditions were by word of mouth or music
Many tired to fight slavery by working slowly and pretending not to understand slave codes
Some even broke equipment to sabotage owners and their farms

14. Many even organized all out rebellions
The most famous rebellion was led by Nat Turner who led a revolt in 1831
He had a vision to kill all the whites in the south because those people were his enemies, so he decided to attack and killed 60 whites but in the end he was caught and because of him many innocent blacks were executed