1. The South

2. United States, Tobacco, Wheat, Falling, Constitutional Convention
At the time of the ___________________ it appeared that slavery in the _____________ would
gradually die out. The prices of ____________, rice, cotton and indigo were
_____________, and planters in Virginia were introducing ____________ which did not require
much slave labor.
Word Bank:
United States, Tobacco, Wheat, Falling, Constitutional Convention

5. The Cotton Gin
In 1792, Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin—a machine which could do the work of fifty workers separating the cotton from the seed.
Over the next forty years, the plantation system and cultivation of King Cotton: cotton was an important commodity and a major factor not only in the economy but also in politics in the South.
It was hard to satisfy the demand for raw cotton.
What part of the United States needed cotton?
How would the demand for cotton affect slavery in the United States?
With an surplus of cotton, how was the price of cotton affected?

7. Southern, Cotton, Plantations, Transportation, Technologies, Soil
Over emphasis on the cultivation of ___________ and other cash crops led some
__________ states to ignore improvements in industry and ___________. Southern
___________ often exhausted the ___________ and fell into debt and failed to develop new
____________.
Word Bank:
Southern, Cotton, Plantations, Transportation, Technologies, Soil

8. Exit Pass
The difference between the _____North_____ and the _____South_____ is
_______________________________

15. The Peculiar Institution: Southern Slavery
Throughout the South, most whites had no slaves. Slaves were generally owned by wealthy Southern landholders who grew cash crops such as rice and sugar.

16. Sanitary, Cornmeal, Primitive, One-room, Molasses, Cornmeal
The Life of a Slave
Living conditions for slaves were ________________. Enslaved workers generally lived in
__________ cabins with their families and ate _____________, unbalanced meals of
____________, pork and _______________. Slaves lacked _____________ facilities or running
water.
Sanitary, Cornmeal, Primitive, One-room, Molasses, Cornmeal

17. Despite the horrible living and working conditions, many slaves held onto their African heritage through music, religion and folklore.
True or False:
All slaved cooperated with their owners/masters.
False; many resisted by escaping, committing sabotage or rebellion
Nat Turner’s Rebellion: caused a wave of fear among the Southern Slave owners
The Missouri Compromise established the line for slavery both for current states as well as future states.
True
Throughout the South, most white families had no slaves.
All African-Americans in the South were slaves.
False; some AA living in Southern cities were skilled craftsmen

19. North v South Pop Quiz
1. _______________ had developed more railroads and made better use of the steamboat.
2. _______________ was considered to be the more industrialized section of the United States.
3. _______________ made effective use of the cotton gin in terms of crop production.
4. _______________ achieved economic gains as a result of production from textile mills.
5. _______________ relied heavily on enslaved African-Americans as labor force to cultivate and plant their crops.