🏭 Industrial North
What type of economy did the North have?
Industrial / factory-based
What crop was most important in the South?
Cotton
Name one type of transportation used in the 1800s.
Railroads, canals, steamboats
Who worked in factories besides men?
Women and children
What was the main labor system?
Slavery
Which region had more factories?
North
Name one invention that improved communication.
Telegraph
What invention made cotton production faster?
Cotton gin
What did railroads connect?
Cities, regions, and markets
What are unions?
Groups of workers fighting for better conditions
What were slave codes?
Laws controlling enslaved people
Which region had more railroads?
North
What system replaced hand-made goods?
Factory system
What does “Cotton is King” mean?
Cotton dominated the Southern economy
How did transportation help trade?
Faster and cheaper movement of goods
Where did many immigrants come from?
Ireland and Germany
Name one way enslaved people resisted.
Running away, slowing work, rebellion
Which region depended on agriculture?
South
Why did cities grow in the North?
Factory jobs attracted workers
Why did slavery expand in the South?
More workers were needed for cotton
What invention sent messages quickly over long distances?
Telegraph
What problems did factory workers face?
Long hours, low pay, dangerous conditions
What was the Underground Railroad?
A network helping enslaved people escape
What major issue divided the North and South?
Slavery