The+Agrarian+South+Review

Ch. 13 The South Section 1 Reviving the South's Economy 1. Why was there less demand for slave labor after the American Revolution? 2. What problem did the cotton gin solve? 3. What effect do you think the cotton gin had on the demand for slave labor?

The Cotton Boom 4. How did the cotton gin affect cotton production in the South? 5. Increased cotton production led to an economic boom in the South. What were the effects of this economic boom on the region? 6. What were the advantages of cotton as a crop? 7. What were the effects of the growing demand for labor? 8. What role did the region's rivers play in the cotton trade? 9. Be able to create a flowchart of the developments in the South's economy after the invention of the cotton gin.

Other Crops and Industries 10. What were some of the other important crops in the South? 11. Why were most southern factories built to serve the needs of farmers? 12. Why did some people encourage southerners to try a variety of crops and investments? (3 things)

Section 2 Southern Society and Culture 1. About how many white southerner families had slaves in the first half of the 1800s? 2. How did the social status of planters and yeomen differ? 3. Why might some wealthy planters prefer to live simply? 4. How big was the typical yeoman farm? 5. How was religion an important part of southern society?

Free African Americans and Discrimination 6. What were the main types of jobs that free African Americans held in the South? 7. How had free African American often gained their freedom?

Section 3 Slaves and Work 1. What was work in the fields like for enslaved Africans? 2. How was life different for slaves working in the planter's home? 3. How were some skilled slaves able to buy their freedom?

Life Under Slavery 4. How did slaveholders generally view slaves? 5. Why did separated slave families have little chance of getting back together? 6. How did planters encourage obedience? 7. What effects do you think states' strict slaves codes had on enslaved Africans' lives?

Slave Culture 8. What did slaves fear more than physical punishment? 9. How did enslave parents work to ensure that their children never forgot their heritage? 10. Why did enslaved Africans worship in secret?

Slave Uprisings 11. What was the most violent U.S. slave revolt? When did it occur? 12. How do you think slaves responded to stronger slave codes?