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Standard Indicator 8-4.1
Antebellum & Events Leading to Civil War
1.
During colonial times _______________was the basis of society in South Carolina.
2.
What 2 factors contributed to the establishment of large plantations?
3.
By 1860 South Carolina had the highest percentage of _________________in the nation.
4.
On what type of farms did most South Carolinians live?
5.
Did these farmers own slaves?
6.
How many slaves did the majority of slave owners in SC own?
Many of these owners worked
alongside the slaves in the fields. Few slave owners owned large plantations.
7.
The ______________, _____________________, & ________________systems in SC were based on the
institution of slavery.
8.
What inventor & invention gave SC farmers a new cash crop? _______________________________
9.
What did the invention of the cotton gin result in?
10.
How did the cotton gin impact the Upcountry?
11.
Why were the Lowcountry elites less fearful of loss of political power to the Upcountry after the cotton gin’s
invention?
12.
Since the Regulator Movement, the Upcountry had wanted _________ ________________in the legislature.
13.
How did the 1810 amendment to SC’s constitution provide equal voting?
14.
South Carolina was the first state to give the vote to ________________________over the age of 21. The
cotton gin had impacted the lives of ___________ & the_________________ of white South Carolinians.
15.
Although slave importation (international slave trade) was outlawed in 1808, the _________________
______________________ continued to grow in antebellum South Carolina because of ______________.
16.
How did southern planters and northern mill owners acquire great wealth?
17.
What was in high demand as soil began to wear out?
18.
What did southerners argue needed to happen to find new land?
19.
_______________________ __________________ required self-sustaining communities and depended on the
institution of slavery for the production of goods and services needed to support plantations.
20.
What kind of work did slaves do?
21.
How long did a typical work day last for slaves? How many days a week did slaves work?
22.
Where did women and children work?
23.
What did some master’s do with slaves that had a wide range of skills?
24.
Since slave owners had a large ______________ ____________________ in slaves, they were concerned about
their property and therefore some treated their slaves comparatively well, although others were brutal.
25.
Although the treatment of slaves varied from one owner to another, slaves were consistently ______________
their freedom and forced to work ___________ ___________.
26.
What did masters provide for their slaves?
27.
Since the law did not recognize_______________ ________________, families were often separated through
sale because of changes in the slave owner’s family or finances. The law also forbade teaching a slave to
______________ and _____________.
28.
What type of housing did slaves have?
29.
Why were slaves constantly monitored?
30.
What happened to runaways?
31.
What were some ways that slaves revolted or protested?
32.
Although slaves were often separated from family members through sale, they created extended family ties
and found some solace in __________________. African Americans converted to ______________________
and attended the white controlled church where they heard the preacher tell them that they should be content
with their place in the world. However, in secret _____________ _______________ and in their
_________________, they placed a strong emphasis on freedom.
33.
The _____________________ ___________________ dominated South Carolina society and politics. The strict
class system in South Carolina was based on ____________.
34.
The planter elite enjoyed ____________ ____________, social position and _______________
_______________ as a result of their dependence on slave labor.
35.
What was required of slave owners that made their work very demanding?
36.
What did the mistress oversee?
37.
What reasons did southerners give to justify slavery as being a ‘positive good’?
These arguments contributed to the growing sectionalism that divided the nation.