Factory jobs
True or False: Factory workers lived lavish lives
False
This time period was known as .......
The Antebellum Period
Eli Whitney
Did the north or the south switch from agriculture to manufacturing
The north
How many immigrants came to the states in the 1830s
600,000
True or false: Immigrants came to the north looking for work and found factory jobs
True
The richest men in the south were known as .....
Planters
Invented the steel plow
John Deere
Explain the difference between rural areas and urban areas
Rural is the countryside and Urban is the city
Between 1840 and 1860, what significant historical event occurred regarding immigration to the United States?
the largest period of immigration in United States history, with 4.2 million immigrants.
What was factory owners #1 priority
Making money
What percent of the population was a slave
50%
Invented the sewing machine
Elias Howe
People in the north questioned ....... while people in the south defended .......
Slavery
By 1860, approximately what fraction of the United States population was foreign-born?
1/8
How did the north and south view slavery vs factory workers
The north argued that Slavery was immoral because they were not getting paid, Factory workers did get paid so it was fine.
The south argued that slaves received housing, clothes, food, and sometimes medicine which were all necessities that Facory workers needed to buy on their own
What percent of the population owned slaves
3-5%
Invented the safety pin
Walter Hunt
Most northern states had abolished slavery by ......
Define xenophobia
fear or hatred of foreigners or people from different cultures
Explain the supply and demand of workers in the north
There were so many people looking for work in the north that there were not enough jobs for all of them
Were brainwashed into fighting in the civil war and fearing free blacks
Poor whites
Invented the electric telegraph
Samuel Morse
Americans involved in business, banking, and manufacturing during the early 1800s predominantly resided in these areas.
Cities
What is the most powerful job action a union can take because it stops production and causes a loss of profit for the factory owner?
Go on strike