North vs South (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What was the period from 1820-1860 called?
What was the period from 1820-1860 called?
The antebellum period
How many pounds of cotton could one person clean per day after the cotton gin was invented?
How many pounds of cotton could one person clean per day after the cotton gin was invented?
50 pounds
How much did cotton production increase from 1830 to 1850?
How much did cotton production increase from 1830 to 1850?
750,000 to 2.85 million bales
When did the first African slaves arrive in Virginia?
When did the first African slaves arrive in Virginia?
1619
What did the Missouri Compromise admit as a slave state?
What did the Missouri Compromise admit as a slave state?
Missouri
Which power belonged to the federal government?
Which power belonged to the federal government?
Admitting new states
Which power belonged to state governments?
Which power belonged to state governments?
Agreeing to amendments
How did Northerners view slavery after the Revolutionary War?
How did Northerners view slavery after the Revolutionary War?
Similar to British oppression
What did slave states threaten if forced to end slavery?
What did slave states threaten if forced to end slavery?
To secede from the Union
What was the estimated value of enslaved people in the South by 1860?
What was the estimated value of enslaved people in the South by 1860?
Over $3 billion
When was the American Revolutionary War fought?
When was the American Revolutionary War fought?
1775-1783
What did the agricultural South depend heavily on?
What did the agricultural South depend heavily on?
Slave labour