FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the
word in the word pair that best completes the sentence.
18. Some slaves sang.
, which were Christian
blended African and European music. (spirituals/folktales)
songs that
19. Eli Whitney's cotton gin used a hand-cranked cylinder with wire teeth to remove
seeds from
20. Crop brokers called.
cotton. (long-staple/short-staple)
made deals with merchants,
arranged passage for crops aboard trading ships, and provided financial advice.
(planters/factors)
21.
slaves. (Planters/Yeomen)
owned small farms and often worked alongside their
which represent-
22. Slaves were most commonly sold at.
ed the greatest threat to their family bonds. (auctions/marketplaces)
23. The South's first major cash crop was
(cotton/tobacco)
24. Wealthy white southerners used.
to justify the institu-
tion of slavery, arguing that some people were created to rule over others.
(
the
U.S. Constitution/religion)