Cotton Kingdom: Refers to the Southern region of the United States where cotton production flourished due to factors like fertile land, slave labor, and improved transportation brought by steamboats.
Nat Turner's Rebellion: A violent slave uprising that occurred in Virginia in 1831 and was partly influenced by enslaved African Americans' ability to travel more easily due to steamboat transportation.
Underground Railroad: A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape from slavery with help from abolitionists. Steamboats played a role in transporting escaped slaves across bodies of water during their journey to freedom.