North/South, Slavery/Abolitionism Study Guide

Flashcards to help study key concepts about the North and South, slavery and abolitionism.

The economics of the North were factories and .

paying factory workers

The economics of the South were focused on cotton, the , tobacco, and farming.

cotton gin

In the South, the geography was fit with good soil, perfect for _ and in the North the geography wasn't as good.

farming

In the there were factories, and in the there was farming.

North, South

The Underground Railroad are _ and places to hide when freeing.

routes

The _ was Harriet Tubman from the South.

conductor

Frederick Douglass was a former enslaved person who became _ because his stories were about his past as a slave.

leader

_ were individuals and groups who fought to end slavery because they knew it was wrong.

Abolitionists

In the North, wealth and power were concentrated by , merchants, and bankers. In the South, wealth and power were controlled by .

industrial holders, plantation owners

Enslaved people in the South were considered _ and had few rights.

property

Many immigrants in the 1800s moved to the _ because of greater economic opportunities and more social and political freedoms.

North