Title: Cotton is King: The Antebellum South, 1800–1860
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: In the early United States, sectionalism first arose due to conflict over which divisive issue?
- immigration
- slavery
- taxes
A: slavery

Q: Which issue most contributed to the onset of sectionalism in the early United States?
- immigration
- slavery
- taxes
A: slavery

Q: What impact did Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin have on the cotton industry of the South?
- It lessened the dependence on slave labor in cotton farming.
- It created greater competition between Southern cotton farmers.
- It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming.
A: It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming.

Q: What was the most significant change the introduction of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin brought to the industry of the South?
- greater competition between Southern cotton farmers
- more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming
- a decrease in dependence on slave labor in cotton farming
A: more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming

Q: Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin changed the industry of the South in which way?
- It decreased the dependence on slave labor in cotton farming.
- It created greater competition between Southern cotton farmers.
- It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming.
A: It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming.