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1. by 1804, seven of the northern states had abolished slavery. but a new demand for cotton and the introduction of the cotton gin transformed the south into the most productive region in the world. in order to increase production from 178,000 bales to 3,841,000 in a 50-year period, millions more workers were needed. which group filled this labor need?
a. convicts
b. african slaves
c. native americans
d. european immigrants
2. how did memphis come to be known as the "cotton capital of the south"?
select the 3 correct answers.
a. its rich soil
b. its long growing season
c. its location near the mississippi river
d. the u. s. congress passed a law making memphis the cotton capital
e. since memphis is the capital of tennessee, it automatically received the title.

3. what was meant by "king cotton" in the 1840s and 1850s?
a. "king cotton" was the nickname of a famous tennessean.
b. the plantation which sold the most cotton was given the title "king cotton".
c. growing and selling cotton was the best way to become wealthy in the south.
d. "king cotton" was the name of a factory that bought tons of cotton from the south.

4. in the 1800s many americans saw slavery as a(n) rather than a moral issue.
a. idea for stories
b. economic necessity
c. requirement of the law
d. cause of the mexican war

5. "the effects of slavery are truly appalling. where slavery exists, virtue and morality are swept as with a flood of corruption."
which of the following would most likely have made the above quote?
a. abolitionist
b. slave owner
c. factory owner
d. subsistence farmer

6. how did the second great awakening affect today's united states? *
a. it started reforms that still exist.
b. it made manifest destiny a reality.
c. it set precedents for the u. s. presidents.
d. it changed the way the u. s. constitution could be amended.

7. why did dred scott believe he should be free?
a. he paid for his freedom.
b. his owner promised him he could be free.
c. he thought since his owner died, he was now free.
d. he had lived in a free state for a long period of time.

8. what constitutional crisis resulted due to the supreme court's decision in dred scott v. sandford?
a. the court declared that slavery must be abolished.
b. the court declared that only the u. s. president could make rules concerning slavery.
c. the court declared that congress did not have the authority to restrict slavery in the states.
d. the court refused to rule on the case of dred scott v. sandford because mr. scott was a slave.

9. which of the following best describes the mexican cession?
a. the major battle for control of mexico city.
b. the route taken by u. s. general zachary taylor to get his men to mexico.
c. the land that mexico had to give the u. s. at the end of the mexican war.
d. the time period during which the u. s. and mexico worked on the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo.