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Chpt 12 Sec 3
Stack #198322
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what three crops played a central role in developing the southern economy culture? | tobacco, rice, and indigo |
| what new cash crop transformed the southern economy and increased slave labor? | cotton |
| what was Eli Whitney's invention, and how did it work? | cotton gin/ it seperated the cotton from the seeds |
| how did it affect the southern agricultural economy and slavery? | it revitalized the southern agricultral economy and slavery |
| what was the cotton belt? | an area from South Carolina to east Texas well suited to growing this popular crop |
| what did Dr. Rush Nutt do to try to improve the cotton crop? | by crossbreeding short-staple cotton with some Mexican varieties |
| what is scientific agriculture? | the use of scientific techniques to improve crop production |
| who warned the south it was falling behind by not industrializing the region as well? | Hinton Rowan Helper |
| who was Joseph R. Anderson? | one of the few southerners who had worked to build southern industries |
| explain the difference between planters and yeomen? | planters- large scale farmers who owned more than 20 slaves yeomen- small landowning farmers who had 3 to 4 slaves |
| how were free African Americans viewed and treated in the 1800s? | they faced constant discrimination from white southern farmers and were treated poorly |
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