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| How long did King Cotton reign as an economic practice in the South? | 60 years |
| What event caused King Cotton's reign to begin? | the invention of the cotton gin |
| What even ended the reign of King Cotton? | the beginning of the Civil War |
| What geographic area was most influenced by the economic activity known as King Cotton? | the South |
| What part of the South produced the new leaders who profitted from the growth and sale of cotton? | the New South |
| Who were the most prominent people in the South when the Cotton Kingdom was at it's zenith? | Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis |
| Which demographic group stood the most to gain from the new form of slavery upon which cotton production depended? | yeoman farmers |
| What characteristics best described life in the South at this time? | slow-paced and leisurely |
| Why did so many Southerners support slavery when so few could afford them? | 1. they thought their culture was superior to that of the North which was filled with immigrants and diversity 2. many small farmers might hope to become plantation owners someday 3.poor whites had a hard life and little hope so why should they oppose the system |
| Where does most information about slave life come from and why is it difficult for us to understand exactly what slavery was like? | Most information about the past comes from primary sources, and since slaves couldn't read and write, their stories died with them. |
