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Q 1/25
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How did the cotton gin impact the number of slaves needed to grow cotton?
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It did not impact the number of slaves needed.
It increased the number of slaves needed because the machine was very large and needed a lot of operators.
It decreased the number of slaves needed because this machine planted and harvested the cotton for them.
It increased the number of cotton produced, so more slaves were needed to plant and pick cotton.
Q 2/25
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True or False: Some slaves sometimes peacefully protested their masters by participating in slowdowns or pretending to be ill.
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False
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How did the cotton gin impact the number of slaves needed to grow cotton?
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True or False: Some slaves sometimes peacefully protested their masters by participating in slowdowns or pretending to be ill.
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Which of the following men was able to vote in South Carolina after 1810?
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Which of the following statements about slavery is NOT true?
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What role did the overseer or driver play on a plantation?
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Which of the following WAS NOT prohibited by slave codes?
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True or False: Africans rejected Christianity because it was the religion practiced by their masters.
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Which of the following statements was the reason why many plantation owners believed slavery was a “positive good” for their enslaved African laborers?
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True or False: Although slaves had few rights, marriages between enslaved Africans were legal and their families protected by the law.
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_____________________________________ is the concept that a person feels a stronger connection to their region, instead of the entire country.
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African-Americans were a large component of the region’s population.
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The economy was based on the production of agricultural goods, especially cotton.
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The abolitionist movement was born and centered there.
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Leaders in this region believed the federal government was gaining too much power and could limit the rights of the people and the individual states (Democratic Republicans)
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Used cotton to produce finished goods in their factories and textile mills.
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Was home to the nation’s largest urban areas, such as Boston and Philadelphia.
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As this region was mainly rural, the cotton gin was a useful piece of technology here.
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Was the home of the majority of immigrants coming from Europe.
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Their largest cities, like New Orleans and Charleston, were important trading centers.
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True or False?: More slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad from South Carolina than any other slave state in the South.
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Match the Abolitionist to their contribution to the movement: This person(s) led slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad and threatened to shoot anyone that wanted to turn back.
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Match the Abolitionist to their contribution to the movement: This person(s) wrote a newspaper titled "The North Star" to hint to slaves the direction of freedom and tell about his experiences in slavery.
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Match the Abolitionist to their contribution to the movement: This person(s) wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to highlight to terrible things that happened under slavery and was known as the "little woman who started the big war"
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Match the Abolitionist to their contribution to the movement: Due to their direct interaction with slavery, this person(s) was troubled by the unequal treatment of slaves and spoke out about the cruelty of the slave system
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This region supported a strong federal government.
