What was the money maker of the South?💵
Agriculture/Farming
What was the main way of making money through the North?
Trade through waterways🌊
Where were black people first freed?
Philadelphia
What caused easy access to trading in the North?
Rivers
Where did most of the enslaved people come from/originally live?
Africa
What was the lowest class for white people?🚫💵
Rural poor
Living near _____ caused more traction to cities
water ways/ rivers
What did most Black communities create after freedom?
Churches/ Schools
What did trade lead to growth in the 1800's?
Towns/Cities
How many enslaved people were there in New York in 1660?
At least 300
Where did most yeomen live in the south? 🛸
Upper south/hilly areas of the deep south
What were common diseases in the North?
Cholera/Yellow fever
Who created the first mutual aid?
Absalom Jones and Richard Allen
In New York how much did the value of trade change from 1825 to 1836?
(Around) $62 million💵
Plantation owners used enslaved people as a measure of their _____.
Wealth
Where is this plantation located?
South Carolina
As cities grew, what types of buildings would residents build?
Establishments (libraries, museums and shops)
What was something African American men were able to create in the North?
Professional Businesses
Did free African Americans in the south practice trade? True or False
True
What was the average amount of slaves someone could own in the 1800's?
20 or less
Why did the wealthy white farmers build plantations near rivers?
To ship crops
What was Richard Henry Dana, Jr's criticism of the Northern cities?
Dirty, Violent (closest to those answers)
How many societies did the African Americans communities form.
Over 100
What cities were the centers of trade in the Northeast?
Pittsburgh,Cincinnati, Louisville
What year were there officially no enslaved people in Pennsylvania?
1850