15 Questions
What is the Antebellum Era?
The era before the American Civil War
Which states are commonly recognized as part of the deep South?
Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana
What characterized the southern economy during the Antebellum Era?
Heavy labor-intensive agricultural cash crop enterprise
Who is often romanticized from the Antebellum Era?
Exceptionally wealthy slaveholders
What did the social class disparities create in the Antebellum South?
Distinct social and economic systems serving different groups
What drove the industrial manufacturing of exported goods in the north?
Rivers
Which cash crops were almost exclusively exported from the Southern states?
Cotton and rice
What was the primary factor linked to the profitability of Southern manufacturing?
Cheap slave labor
Which region dominated the slave trade by financing slave ships in the 1850s?
New York
What was considered a necessary evil in the products that left the plantations?
Slavery
What is one example of how wealth controlled economics for a long time in the South?
The poll tax dictating the ability to vote
How has the social strata of landowners changed over time?
It has shifted to reflect more diverse ownership demographics
What role did the segregation of churches play in the ongoing stratification of Southern society?
It continued the stratification even after legal desegregation
What is the primary factor along which economic stratification falls in the South?
Wealth and economic status
Which legislative measure took generations to accomplish and contributed to the change in property ownership demographics in the South?
The federal legislation banning church segregation
Explore the distinct social classes and disparities in the deep South prior to the Civil War, from slave-owning landowners to non-slave-owning landowners and slaves. Discover the different perspectives of life in the deep South during this historical period.
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