Georgia in 1800

Question 1

Why did plantation owners want to use enslaved workers?

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They could make a greater profit.

Question 2

What contributed to the growth of slavery in the South during the antebellum era? Check all that apply.Factories needed a number of workers to run new machines.The cotton gin made it easier and cheaper to produce cotton.Ships began to import enslaved workers to the South after 1807.Plantation owners needed more workers to grow labor-intensive crops. More plantations in the Appalachian Mountains began to grow rice and cotton.

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The cotton gin made it easier and cheaper to produce cotton.; Plantation owners needed more workers to grow labor-intensive crops.

Question 3

Which characteristics of slavery does this passage describe? Check all that apply.

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harsh living conditions; restricted movement; lack of education; the experience of an auction

Question 4

An enslaved worker who was caught learning how to read would

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be fined or whipped.

Question 5

What is the purpose of this passage?

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to describe the cruelty that enslaved people faced on a daily basis

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