Slavery
Free blacks in the south often worked in these industries, although they were small in number compared to the enslaved population.
Shipping and manufacturing, especially in the Upper South (Maryland and Delaware) and the ports of Charleston (NC) and New Orleans (LA).
The Cotton Gin was made using these, which revolutionized manufacturing and industry even in unrelated fields, such as weapons.
Interchangeable parts
This event was inspirational to many societal reformers, due to their belief in personal salvation.
The Second Great Awakening
These groups were against immigration due to the social and political changes it threatened to bring to the US.
Nativists, "Know-Nothings".
These were laws imposed on blacks in order to restrict their movements and activities and reduce the likelihood of a slave rebellion.
Slave Codes
These were much more common in the north than in the south, leading to a greater demand for factories.
Railroads/Cities with a large population of immigrant labor.
This was a major disagreement between abolitionists regarding the future of slavery.
Whether slavery should be made illegal immediately, or allowed to die out gradually.
This had a dual purpose for slaves, both as a source of inspiration, hope, and rebellion, as well as a model for obedience to their masters. (One could say that it was used and misused by many in doing so.)
Religion/Christianity
This country was created by the American Colonization Society as a new homeland for escaped and freed slaves.
Liberia
Industrializing states depended on slavery even though it was often illegal under their laws, due to factories needing these to function.
Raw materials/Cash crops/Cotton and tobacco
This movement hoped to discourage the use of alcohol, leading to its banning in several areas.
Temperance
This event "pushed" many in Europe to emigrate to the United States in search of industrial jobs.
The Great Potato Famine
Slave Codes prohibited slaves from enjoying these rights, which were meant to be protected by the US Constitution.
Freedom of religion, speech, and association (1st Amendment), right to bear arms (2nd Amendment), due process under the law (4th-9th Amendments).
The South did not industrialize as the land was more valuable when used for this rather than factories.
Cash crop agriculture/cotton plantations
Crusaders like Dorothea Dix (mental health) and William Lloyd Garrison (abolition) used this medium to spread their message to thousands of other supporters.
Journalism/Newspapers
These sought to reduce the working day to 12, then 10, then 8 hours, as well as create a minimum wage for workers.
Labor unions.
This device increased the productivity of slaves by mechanically removing seeds from cotton bulbs. As a result, slavery became even more profitable for slaveowners.
The Cotton Gin
Due to their lack of industrialization, Southerners depended on these for basic consumer goods (they were against tariffs due to this as well).
Imports from foreign countries.
This man is the reason why you have a social studies textbook instead of just listening to stories from an old person in history class.
Horace Mann, reformer of the Massachusetts educational system.
This was the site of the first meeting of reformers attempting to gain suffrage for women and equal status under the law for both genders.
The Seneca Falls Convention