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On August 21, 1831, **Nat Turner** led a slave rebellion that resulted in the death of sixty white people. The rebellion also led to the death of one hundred slaves. Nat Turner was a slave that spent most of his life in Southampton County, Virginia. The rebels killed sixty white people, including children and women. Turner was captured on October 30, 1831 and was sentenced to death. Nat Turner was significant during the time period because he started the first slave rebellion and lead the bloodiest slave rebellion in American History. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html Video - http://www.history.com/videos/nat-turners-rebellion
 * 1. Who led the slave rebellion in August 21, 1831 that resulted in the death of sixty white people?**

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 * David Walker** was an African American abolitionist that wrote a book called //Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World.// Walker pushed for an end to slavery and influenced other African American abolitionists to work towards the end of slavery. Walker is an important piece in the ending of slavery because he influenced all the other African American abolitionists to start the anti-slavery movement.
 * 2. Who wrote //"Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World?"//**

The **Old South** was a region in southern United States. The region included Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Mississippi. The region was described as the "Old South" because it included slavery. The name "Old South" was used to reference slavery and plantation because during the time, only the south had slavery. This region is important because it was the area of conflict during the time. The Old South wanted slavery and was usually faced by opposition from northern United States. http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/hist/south.htm Video - []
 * 3. What was the region in southern United States that included Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Mississippi?**

The **Cotton Belt** was name used to describe the region in America where cotton was the important cash crop. This region is commonly related with cotton trade. The Cotton belt included South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. The Cotton Belt was a region that had plantations and slavery, similar to the Old South. This region was named the "Cotton Belt" because it produced large amounts of cotton. It was also the greatest cotton growing region in the world. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0813754.html Video - http://www.bing.com:80/videos/search?q=cotton+belt&view=detail&mid=10BEFA68A921F97EA3D710BEFA68A921F97EA3D7&first=0&FORM=LKVR4
 * 4. What was the greatest cotton growing region in the world?**

The **psychic survival** term is usually used to describe the endurance of the slaves. People believe that even through all the harsh treatments throughout the slaves' lives, they still manage to survive and maintain a unique culture. This was called psychic survival because when the slaves were treated harshly, they usually did not survive by physically retaliating or rebelling. The slaves had psychic survival, and it helped them to survive, preserve their culture, and be peaceful throughout their harsh lives. http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/chronicle/home/archive/issues2007/thesolidarityofpeoples/thetransatlanticslavetradeandslavery?print=1 Video - []
 * 5. What did the slaves have to preserve their culture, maintain a unity amongst each other, and remain peaceful throughout their difficult lives?**

The **Black Belt** was a region in southern United States that included Tennessee and eastern Mississippi. The name was originally given to the territory because Tennessee had dark soil. The name was later a reference to slavery and the high percentage of black people living in the area. This region was important because there were many black people in the region. The Black Belt had very similar traits to the Cotton Belt, as it included cotton plantations and slaves. http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu//habitats/black.belt.prairie/BlackBeltPrairie.htm Primary Document - []
 * 6. What was the region in southern United States that included Tennessee and eastern Mississippi and a high percentage of black people living in the area?**

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 * Tredega Iron Works** was an iron foundry that was located in Richmond, Virginia. This foundry was the primary source of iron for any purpose. This foundry used slaves in their workforce to decrease production cost. There were about 450 slaves working in the foundry by 1861. Tredega Iron Works is important because it introduced slaves in the industrial business and was the leading iron producer in the United States.
 * 7. What was the leading iron producing foundry that introduced slaves in their workforce?**

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 * King Cotton** was a slogan used by southerners in the United States. It was used to market cotton, but some people believe that it was used to support the secession from the United States. King Cotton was coined during the time period because cotton production was better than tobacco production. The term is usually referred to a sales slogan used by southerners to promote cotton trade. This slogan lead to an increase in cotton sales.
 * 8. What was the slogan used by southerners to promote cotton sales?**