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There were slaves in the 18th century
True
What were some plants they grew in the plantations?
Indigo, tobacco, rice and cotton
What happened in 1808?
Slaves couldn’t be brought into the USA
Did the cotton production increase? When?
Yes, in 1850
Who were the powerful people of the South?
Plantation owners
Where were the industries that worked with cotton?
UK and the North
The whole family of a white plantation owner gave instructions to the slaves
True
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
True
Besides Baltimore, what was the only other big city in the South because people preferred to work with crops?
New Orleans
What type of housing did the majority of slaves live in?
Log cabins chinked with mud
What were two primary reasons given in the text for why the North and South were in conflict?
The North freed slaves and South white owners vs. abolitionists
What was the name of the ship seized in the successful 1841 revolt that sailed to the British West Indies?
The Creole
