Author Question: What was the pattern of cotton cultivation by the late 1800s? A) Large farm families had an ... (Read 128 times)

Awilson837 · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

What was the pattern of cotton cultivation by the late 1800s?

A) Large farm families had an advantage because they had more people to labor in the fields.
B) Technological developments made the picking of cotton much easier and less labor intensive.
C) Cotton gins were still generally operated under water or by animal power.
D) Cotton plants needed no help or cultivation until harvesting.

Question 2

Examine the 1878 photograph of an African American family awaiting a steamboat that appears in Chapter 14. What does the photograph reveal about the experiences of black migrants during the era?

A) Migrants always traveled by water.
B) Migrants could not take any belongings with them when they moved.
C) Migrants traveled with only meager belongings and built temporary shelters in which to rest while they waited for transportation.
D) Children rarely accompanied their parents if a family decided to migrate.