Slavery - Economic Map Analysis

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What was the major agricultural product in the southern states?

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What was the major agricultural product in the northern states?

Multiple Choice

Which group of states had most of the slaves in 1860?

• Northern States

• Southern States

Open Ended

How does this map show why the United States might be divided over the issue of slavery by 1860?

Multiple Choice

According to this map, what is the relationship between slavery and areas that grew cotton?

• Most of the enslaved people in the U.S. were in states that grew cotton.

• Most of the enslaved people in the U.S. were not in states that grew cotton.

• There is no relationship.

Multiple Choice

According to this map, what is the relationship between slavery and areas that manufacture cotton textiles in factories?

• Most of the enslaved people in the U.S. were in states that manufactured cotton.

• Most of the enslaved people in the U.S. were not in states that manufactured cotton.

• There is no relationship.

Multiple Choice

True or False: This map shows that only people in southern states made money from slavery.

• True

• False

Open Ended

How did slaveowners use fear to control slave labor on a cotton plantation?

Open Ended

What does Senator Hammond mean by “cotton is king?”

Open Ended

Exit Ticket: Was James Hammond an abolitionist? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.