Lesson 1
What is the steel-tipped plow?
A machine invented by John Deere that cut through the sod of the prairies, allowing people to settle in the Midwest because they would be able to farm the land.
What effect did the rise of industry have on urban populations?
Industrialization led to the rapid growth of populations in urban areas
What was the main reason the Southern economy remained largely agricultural?
Cotton farming and slaves was very profitable for the south they did not want to spend money creating factories and industrializing like the north.
What was the difference between yeomen and tenant farmers?
Yeomen owned their own land while tenant farmers rented.
person opposed to immigration
What is nativist?
What is the transcontinental railroad, and how did it help open the West for settelment?
Linked the east and the west, which allowed settlement, urbanization, and growth in population.
Which two countries were of the highest sources of immigration in the United States, and why did the migrate?
Germany - political problems and work opportunities
Ireland - The great potato famine
Why did the demand for enslaved labor increase after the invention of the cotton gin?
The cotton gin increased productivity which encouraged farmers to plant more cotton. Then forced more slaves because they needed to still pick the cotton.
What was life like for free African Americans in Southern cities?
extreme shortage of food
What is famine
How did the invention of the steam locomotive and clipper ship change the way American goods were shipped?
Steam locomotives were able to ship goods between the east and the west of the country.
Clipper ships were able to transport goods across the sea in half the time of other ships
How were African Americans in the North treated unfairly? How did this differ from the South
African Americans were not allowed to attend public schools or use public services. They continued to be poor.
In the South African Americans had no rights whatsoever they were slaves.
Manufactured goods were smaller in the South because of the population. The south was made up of mostly slaves who could not buy manufactured goods.
What was the purpose of the slave codes?
To prevent a rebellion
What are slave codes
What is the telegraph and why was it so important for the growth of industry?
People were able to communicate in minutes rather than days, which was needed for the fast-paced industry growth.
How does the rise of industry in the North differ from the rise of industry in the South?
The north was very factory based and they created cities and towns closer together while the South was still very agricultural based on lived farther apart due to farm lands. The South depended on slavery.
Industries continued to grow in the North versus the South because the population for them was limited.
How were the slave codes used to control enslaved people in Southern states?
Slave codes prohibited slaves from gathering in large groups, did not allow them to be educated, and forbade them from traveling without passes.
a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped
What is the Underground Railroad?
Why did mass production of goods and improvements in transportation lead to lower prices?
The goods were producded faster and cheaper. Transportation was made faster, which was able to lower the prices for consumers.
How did the Know-Nothings feel about immigration and what laws should be put into place?
What were the barriers to Southern transportation?
The rail lines were short, the roads were poor, and the canals were not great
What factors made the growth of Southern cities such as New Orleans, Chattanooga, and Montgomery possible?
These cities were located near the coast, river, or railways
An African American religious folk song
What are spirituals?