15 Questions
What drove the industrial manufacturing of exported goods in the north?
Rivers
Which cash crops were almost exclusively exported from the South?
Cotton and rice
What was one significant factor that drove the expansion of the old southwest (slavery)?
Rising cotton prices
What social tier did the wealthy plantation slave owners belong to?
Top social tier
What role did slavery play in achieving profitable cotton and rice production in the South?
Provided the profit margin required for production
What has played an enormous role in the ongoing stratification of Southern society?
Segregation of the churches
Which factor is highlighted as controlling economics for a long time in the South?
Wealth
What is cited as an example of how slowly things changed in the South?
Poll tax dictating voting ability
Which demographic has taken generations to shift property ownership according to the text?
White European colonizers
What still remains non-representative of society in the South according to the text?
Institutions like churches, social clubs, and schools
What is the Antebellum Era?
The period before the American Civil War
Which states are commonly recognized as part of the deep South?
Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi
What characterized the Antebellum Southern economy?
Agricultural cash crop enterprise
Who were part of the social classes in the deep South prior to the Civil War?
Non-slave-owning landowners and slaves
What is a modern-day romanticization regarding the Antebellum Era?
Images of wealthy slaveholders' luxurious lifestyles
Test your knowledge of the societies living in the deep South prior to the Civil War. Learn about the distinct social class disparities and economic systems that existed among slave-owning landowners, non-slave-owning landowners, and slaves. Explore the cultural and historical significance of the Antebellum South.
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