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QR Challenge: Antebellum Louisiana

QuestionAnswer
Describe what ships had to rely on before the steam boat came alongThe current of the water or strong winds to propel the ships.
Identify how steamboats influenced Louisiana’s economy and transportation2Giant boats with steam propulsion meant they could go farther and faster with a bigger load and were major means for transporting corn, cotton, and other goods2.
Identify the problem that Louisiana inventor Henry Shreve fixed, and describe how this was important3Henry Shreve invented the flat bottomed steamboat that could navigate through shallow and deep water and go further inland3.
Explain how subsistence farming worked, and determine what revolutionized Louisiana’s agriculture and economy4Used to grow multi-crops for family and inventions such as the Cotton Gin and Sugar boilers and evaporators grew the economy4.
Explain what made the Cotton Gin such an important invention for planters?5It allowed for easier separation of seeds and for the ability to produce more of a product to have more wealth5.
What did Norbert Rillieux invent with sugar refining, and how did it change sugar processing?6He invented a vaccum and drying method using pipes to heat kettles and dry the sugarcane juice and make sugar granules which cut sugar processing in half6.
What were the main benefits to a mono-crop plantation farming system, and what were the 3 major mono crops grown in Louisiana?710-20% high-yield return on profits, ability to produce more and faster, and increased wealth and power for planters7.
How did the 1st Railroad in Louisiana, the Pontchartrain Rail-Road impact transporting of goods?8made it easier to offload goods from the Gulf of Mexico to the Mississippi River and to ship north8.
What did the city of New Orleans invest in that was the first of its kind in the nation, and what was it called?9The 1st public transit system called the New Orleans and Carrolton Railroad9.
Who did southern planters develop and interdependent relationship with and why?10It was with Textile factory owners and other southern states to ship materials like cotton that the planters would use to produce in factories making clothes to be resold in New Orleans or around the country10.
Describe the purpose of a tariff and how it impacted sugar production for Louisiana?11a tax on imported goods like sugar from the Caribbean would lower the price of goods like sugar making people buy American made sugar11. What do you think played the largest role in transforming agriculture in Louisiana, and why?12
Before the cotton gin was invented, why might indigo have been a more stable cash crop to grow?13This is because cotton took months to grow and a large amount of time to harvest which all total took almost a year for the whole process; therefore the costs were too high13.
Explain 2 reasons how the introduction of the steamboat impacted the cattle industry.14the steamboat made it easier to transport cattle from one location to another and made the industry more profitable because of easier transportation14.

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