What were the Upper South agriculture

tobacco, hemp wheat and vegetables

The Deep South states included

Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas

The Upper South Included

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina

Describe transportation in the South during this period. How did transportation affect or limit other areas of Southern life?

Natural waterways provided the chief means for transporting goods in the south. Few canals and roads were poor, and southern rail lines were short, local and didn't connect all parts of the region in a network.

Why was there little industry in the South?

1. Lack of capital, Southerners had their wealth invested on land and slaves. They would have to sell both to raise $. 2. Boom of cotton sales 3. South consists of enslave people with no money 4. Some did not want industry to flourish there

List two differences between yeoman and plantation owners

A "yeoman" works his own property for himself/his family's benefit. They are family farms, and specialize in subsistence, with any excess being available for sale/trade.

Plantation owners specialize in a set of crops to make money through their sale or trade, worked by others, generally slaves.

Explain why some free African Americans might own slaves

They purchased their own family members in order to free them.

Compare the life of a plantation owner to that of a small farmer

Small farmers:didn't live in a elegant mansions; owned land of 50 to 200 acres; hunted and fished; self sufficient. Plantation owner: possessed homes, furnishings and clothing; owned large amounts of land

Slave codes were laws relating to slavery. Give some examples of the laws.

Prohibited slaves from assembling in large groups and from leaving their masters property. It controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied their basic rights

Why did the invention of the cotton gin increase the demand for enslaved people?

It made it possible to grow more cotton. So even though the cotton gin meant less people or slaves had to operate it, it made growing cotton more profitable so that more people planted more cotton. This meant they needed more slaves.

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History Ch 13.3

Southern Cotton Kingdon

Question	Answer
What were the major crops in the Deep South?	Cotton, rice, and sugarcane

What were the Upper South agriculture	tobacco, hemp wheat and vegetables
The Deep South states included	Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
The Upper South Included	Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Describe transportation in the South during this period. How did transportation affect or limit other areas of Southern life?	Natural waterways provided the chief means for transporting goods in the south. Few canals and roads were poor, and southern rail lines were short, local and didn't connect all parts of the region in a network.
Why was there little industry in the South?	1. Lack of capital, Southerners had their wealth invested on land and slaves. They would have to sell both to raise $. 2. Boom of cotton sales 3. South consists of enslave people with no money 4. Some did not want industry to flourish there
List two differences between yeoman and plantation owners	A "yeoman" works his own property for himself/his family's benefit. They are family farms, and specialize in subsistence, with any excess being available for sale/trade.
Plantation owners	Plantation owners specialize in a set of crops to make money through their sale or trade, worked by others, generally slaves.
Explain why some free African Americans might own slaves	They purchased their own family members in order to free them.
Compare the life of a plantation owner to that of a small farmer	Small farmers:didn't live in a elegant mansions; owned land of 50 to 200 acres; hunted and fished; self sufficient. Plantation owner: possessed homes, furnishings and clothing; owned large amounts of land
Slave codes were laws relating to slavery. Give some examples of the laws.	Prohibited slaves from assembling in large groups and from leaving their masters property. It controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied their basic rights
Why did the invention of the cotton gin increase the demand for enslaved people?	It made it possible to grow more cotton. So even though the cotton gin meant less people or slaves had to operate it, it made growing cotton more profitable so that more people planted more cotton. This meant they needed more slaves.

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