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What were the primary exports of the Southern manufacturing industry?
What were the primary exports of the Southern manufacturing industry?
- Cotton and tobacco
- Cotton and rice (correct)
- Tobacco and sugar
- Fabric and lumber
What drove the industrial manufacturing of exported goods in the North?
What drove the industrial manufacturing of exported goods in the North?
- Cheap labor
- Rivers (correct)
- Slavery
- Railroads
What crop saw a significant increase in production in Mississippi from 1800 to 1859?
What crop saw a significant increase in production in Mississippi from 1800 to 1859?
- Tobacco
- Sugar
- Rice
- Cotton (correct)
What was the role of slavery in the profitability of labor-intensive crops in the South?
What was the role of slavery in the profitability of labor-intensive crops in the South?
What was the top social tier in the Southern class structure?
What was the top social tier in the Southern class structure?
What was the primary method of transportation for slave ships in the 1850s?
What was the primary method of transportation for slave ships in the 1850s?
What factor dictated the ability to vote in the South and contributed to the slow change in property ownership?
What factor dictated the ability to vote in the South and contributed to the slow change in property ownership?
What played an enormous role in the ongoing stratification of Southern society, despite legal desegregation?
What played an enormous role in the ongoing stratification of Southern society, despite legal desegregation?
What is the Antebellum Era defined as?
What is the Antebellum Era defined as?
Which states are commonly recognized as part of the deep South?
Which states are commonly recognized as part of the deep South?
What characterized the social and economic systems in the deep South prior to the Civil War?
What characterized the social and economic systems in the deep South prior to the Civil War?
What was the majority of the population in the Antebellum South like?
What was the majority of the population in the Antebellum South like?
What was the primary focus of the Antebellum Southern economy?
What was the primary focus of the Antebellum Southern economy?
What is a common misconception about the Antebellum Era?
What is a common misconception about the Antebellum Era?
Where can the exceptional wealth of an antebellum home be explored?
Where can the exceptional wealth of an antebellum home be explored?
