Slavery in the South

Because of the Cotton Gin:

• Slavery was abolished
• Tobacco prices fell
• The demand for slaves went up
• The demand for cotton went down

Which of the following is a true statement?

• The North was not involved in slavery at all
• Northern factories depended on Southern cotton
• There were as many slaves in the North as there were in the South
• All of these are true

In order to keep slaves in control certain laws were passed which prohibited slaves from learning to read, write, and travel freely. These were called

• the Fugitive Laws

• slave codes

• Slave Act 1820

• Alabama Act

Slaves resisted by

• breaking tools

• running away

• slowing the pace of their work

• all of these

America's first free African American settlement was ___________.

• Fort Mose
• Castillo de San Marcos
• Miami
• Orlando

Songs originated by Colonial African slaves are called ___________.

• Spirituals
• Rock and Roll
• Jazz
• Swing

What was the daily life like for a slave in the Colonies?

• Everyone that could walk worked.  They sang to keep up spirits.  Were beaten if worked too slowly.
• It wasn't too bad for most slaves. Most of them lived good lives and were taken care of.
• Slaves often used Indians to help them find a way to escape slavery.
• Most slaves got to stay with their families and live in nice houses.  They ate big meals.

Where in the colonies did slavery first start? 

• Georgia 
• New Jersey 
• Virginia 
• Slavery did not start until after the Revolution 

What is the definition of enslaved?

• to do a lot of work

• to not get paid enough for your work

• to be owned by someone else

• to not work for yourself

What were the major items grown in the South that used slave labor for cash crops? 

• tobacco and  corn 
• cotton and wheat 
• cotton and corn 
• tobacco and cotton