8th Grade Social Studies PASS Quiz The Civil War - (8-4.1) Agriculture In Antebellum South Carolina, (8-4.2) Sectionalism, (8-4.3) Secession And War Date: _______________________ _________ Student Name: Score: Teacher Name: Kirk Robinson _________ 1) Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? the steel A) plow the cotton B) gin the mechanical C) reaper the combine D) harvester 2) ·In 1790 there were six slave states; in 1860 there were 15. ·From 1790 until Congress banned the importation of slaves from Africa in 1808, Southerners imported 80,000 Africans. ·By 1860 approximately one in three Southerners was a slave. Which event played the GREATEST role in creating these conditions in the South during the Antebellum era?
8th Grade Social Studies PASS Quiz The Civil War - (8-4.1) Agriculture In Antebellum South Carolina, (8-4.2) Sectionalism, (8-4.3) Secession And War Student Name: _______________________ Date: _________ Teacher Name: Kirk Robinson Score: _________ 1) Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s? A) the steel plow B) the cotton gin C) the mechanical reaper D) the combine harvester 2) ·In 1790 there were six slave states; in 1860 there were 15. ·From 1790 until Congress banned the importation of slaves from Africa in 1808, Southerners imported 80,000 Africans. ·By 1860 approximately one in three Southerners was a slave. Which event played the GREATEST role in creating these conditions in the South during the Antebellum era?
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