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Antebellum
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This "class" of people lived life extremely comfortable and did not have to worry about money. | Elite Class |
| This "class" of people owned one or two slaves. These slaves completed simple household chores such as cooking and cleaning. | Middle Class |
| This "class" of people lived a hard life, didn't own any land and had to farm food to eat. | Lower Class |
| The entire family worked on the farm in this social group. | Independent Farmers |
| These people were treated as property. | Enslaved African Americans |
| These 2 social classes had no political influence. | Freed African Americans and Enslaved African Americans |
| It was illegal for this social class to learn. | Enslaved African Americans |
| They had a very strong political standing. | Elite Class |
| He invented the cotton gin.... | Eli Whitney |
| The children of this class were taught to read and write. However, they generally did not have private tutors or private schooling | Middle Class |
| This "class" of people owned several slaves to work on the plantation. | Elite Class |