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What was the effect of the Cotton Gin's invention?
Cotton became the biggest cash crop in the South
What did the Industrial Revolution allow for?
The shift from hand manufacturing to machines
Who invented the reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Who were the political leaders in the South?
Wealthy plantation owners dominated because agriculture was the base of the economy in the South
Why did the north attract more immigrants than the south?
There were more jobs (paying) in the North in mills/ factories
How were free African Americans in the North treated?
Not equal to other citizens
What conditions encouraged many immigrants to come to the United States between 1845 & 1860?
War and famine
What was a result of overcrowded conditions in the North?
Disease spread
Deforestation
The clearing away of forests.
Agrarian
Person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests.
Plantation
A large area of privately owned land where crops were grown through the labor of workers who lived on the land.
Cotton gin
A hand-operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton.
Manually
Using human effort, not electricity or other power
Industrial Revolution
The dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand.
Industrialist
Person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry.
Innovation
New idea, method, or invention
Drastically
Extreme or sudden
Internal
Inside or within
Pull factor
An influence that draws someone to a new location
Push factor
An influence that drives someone away from a location.
Hostility
Unfriendly or angry feelings or behavior
Geography of the North
-Freezing winters & hot, humid summers
-Few flat areas, a jagged coast and thick forests
Economy of the North
-Based on manufacturing
-Mills/factories
-Impacted most by Industrial Revolution
Transportation in the North
-Railroads (fastest/cheapest way)
-Canals
Society in the North
-Immigrants
-Many people lived in cities
Geography of the South
-Plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons
-Fertile and wide coastal plains with marshes and swamps
-Mild winters and long, hot summers
Economy of the South
-Based on agriculture
-Money put into slaves and land not factories
-Cotton was #1 cash crop
Transportation in the South
-Steamboats
-River travel
Society in the South
-Lived on farms
-Slaves worked on farms
-Rich planters lived on plantations and ran politics in the South
Who invented the sewing machine?
Elias Howe
Who invented the steel-tipped plow?
John Deere
How did the physical geography of the north influence economic activity in the region?
Encouraged shipbuilding, fishing, crafts, and trade
Why did the South oppose laws to provide federal money for internal improvements such as roads and canals?
They thought these improvements would only benefit the Northern states
What prevented the South from making economic and cultural progress?
Their dependency on slaves
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