Chapter 12 Key Terms and Important People
Cotton gin - a machine invented in 1794 that removes seeds from short-staple cotton
Planters - large-scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves
Cotton Belt - agricultural region of the southeast United States where cotton was the main cash crop
Factors - crop brokers who managed the cotton trade
Tredegar Iron Works - one of the most productive iron works in the nation which was located in Richmond, Virginia
Yeomen - owners of small farms who owned few slaves or none at all
Folktales - stories with a moral that often had animals characters
Spirituals - slaves sang these emotional Christian songs that blended African and European music to express their religious beliefs
Nat Turner - a slave from Southampton County, Virginia who believed God told him to end slavery, so he led a rebellion to end slavery
Nat Turner’s Rebellion - the most violent slave revolt in the United States that occurred in 1831
Cotton gin - a machine invented in 1794 that removes seeds from short-staple cotton
Planters - large-scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves
Cotton Belt - agricultural region of the southeast United States where cotton was the main cash crop
Factors - crop brokers who managed the cotton trade
Tredegar Iron Works - one of the most productive iron works in the nation which was located in Richmond, Virginia
Yeomen - owners of small farms who owned few slaves or none at all
Folktales - stories with a moral that often had animals characters
Spirituals - slaves sang these emotional Christian songs that blended African and European music to express their religious beliefs
Nat Turner - a slave from Southampton County, Virginia who believed God told him to end slavery, so he led a rebellion to end slavery
Nat Turner’s Rebellion - the most violent slave revolt in the United States that occurred in 1831