Economy
What was the economy of the South?
Agriculture
What was the geography like for people in the South?
There was mild winters and long hot summers and the soil was very good for farming.
Train
What was the society in the South like?
The society in the South went from wealthy plantation owners all the way down to enslaved African Americans.
What type of government did the South favor
A State Government
How did technological developments affect agriculture in the South?
The cotton gin made it so that more slaves could be working out in the field.
How did the physical geography of the North influence economic activity in the region?
People from England found that they could make money by harvesting timber, which could be used for shipbuilding and in trade with other countries.
What is the most common way of transportation which was used both in the South and North?
Walking
What was the society in the North like?
The society had poor white men, poor African Americans, and stable families with jobs at factories.
Why did the South favor a specific government
So the one government could not ban slaves
What was the economy in the North like?
Most people often worked on Factories.
What was the geography like in the North?
A mix of rocky terrain, rolling hills, large forests, numerous glacial lakes (including the Great Lakes).
Describe the economic and political factors involved in building a network of roads, canals, and railroads.
Factories owners needed a fast, inexpensive ways to deliver their goods to distant customers, and South Carolina Congressman John C. Calhoun had a solution. "Let us bind the republic together," he said, "with a perfect system of roads and canals." Calhoun called these projects internal improvements.
What would the woman in the families in the North do?
Middle class men would go out to work while the mom was caring for the family.
What government did the North favor?
They tended to favor a strong national government.
What was an obsticle for farming in the North?
The Geography of the North made it hard for them to farm.
What made it hard for people to farm in the North?
The soil was rocky and hard making it difficult to farm.
What was a popular way to get around a city
Wagon and Horse
What was life like for free African Americans in the North?
Though they were free many African Americans faced discrimination and was hard for them to get a job.
Why did the North favor one of the government.
They favored a government that could promote improvements in manufacturing, trade, and transportation.
What was the best payed job in the South?
Wealthy Plantation owner
How did the physical geography of the South influence economic activity in the region?
In the South the ships were loaded with tobacco or other cash crops for sale in the Caribbean or Europe. The south made their money on farming because the sol was super soggy and good for farming.
What could people in the North do to get down a river.
Use a Canoe
What 2 groups of people came to the north?
There was a group of people from Ireland and Germany.
What is the difference between a State or National Government?
A State government just makes rules for the state while a National government oversees the whole country