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Question 1

Discuss the causes and results of economic expansion in the South from 1820 to 1860.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Black slave women were not expected to work in the fields and complete as much labor as enslaved men.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 3

Slaves lived in poor material conditions, were whipped frequently, and suffered constant health problems.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 4

Slave cabins were crowded, usually housing more than one family.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 5

Brazil's slave population reached over 15 million by 1860.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer 1

Answer: Leaving worn-out eastern lands, southerners extended cotton cultivation and slavery westward. Cotton remained king in the South due to a steady growth in world demand, availability of new lands, a self-reproducing supply of cheap slave labor, and low-cost steamboat transportation on the Mississippi River. The economy was healthy but undiversified, and wealth was concentrated in the hands of large planters.

Answer 2

Answer: FALSE

Answer 3

Answer: TRUE

Answer 4

Answer: TRUE

Answer 5

Answer: FALSE





 

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