Analyze chattel slavery as the integrated economic + social + legal system of the US South 1850 — cotton kingdom, 3.95M enslaved per 1860 Census, Atlantic + global cotton commodity chain — refusing 'slavery was unprofitable and dying' framing
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~4 min
hist.g8.f.ex_04
Short Answer
Prompt
Per Beckert 2014 Empire of Cotton, name 3 cities in the global cotton commodity chain originating in the US South 1860.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
list
min correct
3
correct any of
- Mississippi/New Orleans/Memphis/Mobile/Charleston/Savannah
- Liverpool
- Manchester/Lancashire
Hints
- Cotton bales shipped from US South ports.
- Liverpool was Britain's primary cotton-import port.
Misconceptions to watch
- Naming only US cities
- Missing Manchester textile-mill destination
Used in lessons