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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who invented the cotton gin?
John Deere
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Samuel Morse
- 2. Multiple Choice
The cotton gin can do the work of how many men?
50
75
25
100
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the nickname for the cotton explosion in the South?
Cotton Explosion
Cotton Bang
Cotton Boom
Cotton Pop
- 4. Multiple Choice
Identify the states that were part of the Cotton Belt.
Alabama
Georgia
Indiana
Nebraska
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who made sure the slaves followed orders?
Foremen
Bosses
Drivers or Overseers
Servants
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who were the wealthiest members of southern society?
planters
yeoman
slaves
women
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who made up the majority of southern farmers?
planters
yeoman
slaves
native americans
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was central to many in southern social life?
cotton
slavery
religion
industry
- 9. Multiple Choice
What did states pass to limit what slaves could do such as traveling or learning to read?
slave laws
slave codes
slave restrictions
slave rules
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which way was NOT a form of resistance by slaves?
Slave revolts
Working slower
Running away
Turning in other slaves
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who led the most violent slave revolt in American history?
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
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