“American History Through Southern Eyes”

Student must answer at least four questions below:

1. In what ways did cotton impact southern slavery?
2. What is the significance of the “cotton-gin?”
3. What is the significance of share-cropping in the documentary?
4. How did cotton influence African American art?
5. How did cotton impact southern women in the 1800s?
6. Who is Eli Whitney?
7. How did the cotton economy impact the stability of the African American family after slavery?
8. What is the significance of Augusta, Georgia and its relationship to cotton in the 1800s?
9. What is the significance of England and its relationship to cotton in the 1800s?