Module 14 Vocab and People

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Across
  1. 2. These were men that farmers and planters hired to watch over and direct the work of slaves.
  2. 6. This type of tradition common in African culture consisted of passing on stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth.
  3. 7. These were crop brokers who managed the cotton trade.
  4. 8. The __________ gin was a machine that removed seeds from short-staple cotton.
  5. 10. This man was a slave that led one of the most famous slave revolts in American history. (Last name only)
  6. 11. These were owners of small farms.
  7. 12. These were large-scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves.
Down
  1. 1. __________ Iron Works became one of the most productive ironworks factories in the nation.
  2. 3. These were folk songs that mixed African and European music and were often religious in nature.
  3. 4. These are stories that often provide a moral lesson.
  4. 5. This man invented the cotton gin. (Last name only)
  5. 9. The cotton _______ was an area of high cotton production from Virginia and North Carolina to Texas.