True/False....The North was based on industry and factories, where as the South based their jobs on farming and agriculture.
True
100
This was the biggest crop in the South.
What is, Cotton?
100
Most men, women, and children worked in the fields all day long. They worked long shifts out on farms or as house servants. Many lived in simple huts, slept on straw beds, had few clothes, and ate basic food.
Who were slaves?
100
The name for escaped slaves.
What is a fugitive?
200
What time period did the Industrial Revolution begin?
-1700s
-1800s
-1900s
-2000s
1800s
200
Huge farm lands down south where slaves worked were called...?
Plantations
200
What African traditions did slaves hold on to during their tough times?
They shared songs and dances, passed on stories, and grew foods from Africa.
200
The people against slavery, who wanted it to end, were called:
Abolishionists
300
a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
What is a Cotton Gin?
300
The condition in which one person has complete control or "ownership" over another.
What is slavery?
300
True/ False: Slaves we're allowed to learn how to read and write.
False
300
Who was Henry "Box" Brown?
A slave that escaped by mailing himself in a box to to abolitionist in Philadelphia.
400
Ships brought over hundreds of these people to the United States each day between 1845 and 1855.
Who are immigrants?
400
By the mid-1800s about how many southerners were enslaved African Americans?
30%
50%
80%
30%
400
Who created the Underground Railroad? Describe what it was.
Harriet Tubman
The UG was a network of people that helped slaves travel North to freedom. Brave people gave food, shelter, and rides to escaped slaves.
400
Who was Fredrick Douglas?
United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer.
500
What was city in Massachusetts produced the most cotton mills?
Lowell, MA
500
Give one example of where a free state was located and one example of where a slave state was located.
Free = any Northern State
Slave = and Southern State