TCI Chapter 18 The Worlds of the North and South

The geography of the south supported the growing of cash crops by

Having fast-moving rivers used as a power source

The economy in the South was based on what

Agriculture

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South

Cotton became the South's most important crop

Describe the Industrial Revolution

A shift from hand-made products to machine-made products

Why did the South oppose laws to provide federal money for internal improvements

They thought these improvements would only benefit the Northern States

How were goods primarily transported in the South

By river

By 1850, what was the most efficient way to move goods in the North

By railroad

Why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories

They put their money in land and slaves

Why were textile mills built near rivers

Rivers provided power to operate the mills

Which invention brought industrialization to Northern agriculture

The reaper

Describe the difference between an agrarian and an industrialist in the 1800s

One favors policies that support farming and the other favors policies that support factories

What was life like for free African Americans in the North

They were not treated as equal to other citizens

Which conditions in Northern Europe encouraged emigration between 1845 and 1860

War and famine

Who were the political leaders in the South in the mid-19th century

Wealthy planters

Why did U.S. immigrants settle in the North

It offered jobs in mills and factories

How did the railroad system affect the U.S. economy in the 1860s

More than 20,000 miles of rail linked Northern factories to cities hundreds of miles away and it gave jobs and produced goods and services