Mr. Boothby Name______
US History A
Lecture Notes CH 12 Sections 3&4
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Sec3 The South and King Cotton:
1. In 1758 ______George ______returned from the French and Indian War to his _____ overlooking the Potomac River. He immediately started planting ______. Unfortunately…
2. What was Washington unable to do in Virginia (and why) that took off in the Southern States?
3. What were three important crops of the south and why did cotton become “king”?
4. How long did it take a worker to remove seeds from just one-pound of short-staple (growth) cotton?
5. What 1792 invention made cotton production much faster?
6. How much cotton could be seen in the “cotton belt”? Why was cotton an advantageous crop?
7. What did Rush Nutt do that drove the British crazy (nuts)?
8. How did cotton influence the “Southern Economy” (in the 1840’s-1860’s)?
9. Who were the “planters” and what did Lucy Breckinridge think about being a planter’s wife?
III. Group Project (In small groups of 2-5 students) You may wish to form all-male and all-female groups for this debate/ discussion. What are your thoughts on arranged marriages that took place in early times? Why did men get to pick and usually women were forced into marrying some fat guy that was 20 years older than them? Was this fair? How could this create problems in the marriage? What about the “Rule of Thumb” which was still in effect until the 1840’s? (Write out the group’s opinions in 1-2 pages)
10. Who were the “yeomen” farmers and what did many wish to become?
11. Were there any free slaves in the south by the 1860’s? Why did the southern whites feel threatened by them (freed slaves)? What does the cap featured on the badge (see page 374) represent?
Sec 4 The Slave System:
12. Harriet ______, who was born into ______in 1813, asked, “Why does the ______ever ______?” While working in a doctor’s household, she ______in ______with…
13. How did slave life differ on large and small farms?
14. Who were the “slave drivers” and what were they driving?
15. Why were free African-Americans sometimes kidnapped from the north (like Solomon Northrup)?
16. What happened during “Nat Turner’s Rebellion” in August of 1831? Why did this lead to stronger “slave codes”?
17. What was the “Slave Culture” like? Did they ever have any free time? Why were most slaves so dedicated to Christ and their faith?Write out your findings on the back of this page in 3-4 short paragraphs.