Download Chapter 11-3 Notes: The Plantation South

Chapter 11-3 Notes: The Plantation South
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Cotton Kingdom in the south was spurred by the textile boom in the north
(industrial revolution)
o 1793, Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin, a spiked cylinder to
remove seeds from cotton fibers – ____________________________
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o cotton planters needed more slaves to plant and harvest cotton; _____
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o states that depended on cotton often had large plantations with many
slaves (Alabama, Mississippi) – states that did not grow much cotton
(Kentucky) had fewer slaves
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Restrictions on free Africans limited them to menial jobs, denial of public
education, voting, serving on juries, or testifying against white defendants
o Slave catchers often caught free blacks and sold them into slavery
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o Many African Americans tried to resist slavery by working slowly,
pretending not to understand
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Nat Turner led a revolt in 1831, killing about 60 whites
Chapter 11-4 Notes: The Challenges of Growth
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Early 1800s, many Americans were settling west of the Appalachians
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o Some companies built turnpikes, or toll roads, where you would have
to pay a toll in order to pass along the road
o Canals offered a faster, cheaper way to ship goods than using roads
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1816, New York Governor Clinton proposed building a canal
from the Hudson River to Lake Erie
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the Erie Canal paid for itself within two years of opening; it made
New York City the wealthiest in America
o As more western territories wanted to become states, slavery became
an issue
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In 1817, ____________________________________________
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In 1820, Maine wanted to enter the Union as a free state –
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