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S. S. Ch. 13
Question | Answer |
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Cotton Gin | A machine that removes seeds from short-staple cotton made by Eli Whitney |
Cotton Belt | High cotton production in the South, as west as Texas |
Cotton is King | Economy of the south and would fail w/o cotton |
Romantic South-Southern Hospitality | South was nice and kind to slaves, but in reality, they weren't |
Planters | Large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves |
Plantation | Large farm lots |
Yeomen | Owners of small farms |
Slave Drivers | Supervised slave work |
Gang-labor system | Field hands worked on the same task at the same time |
House slaves | Better working conditions than slaves in the field |
Skilled labor | Skilled jobs |
Slave Auction | Slaves would be bought, sold, and split from families |
Slave Codes | Strict laws to control slaves |
Slave Community Culture | Kept living in their cultur |
Folktails | Stories with a moral |
Slave Connection to Old Testament | Slaves in Egypt who had faith that they would someday be free |
Spirituals | Emotional Christian songs that blended African and European music |
Nat Turner's Rebellion | Most violent slave revolt in the U. S. occurred in 1831 |