The North
The South had cotton plantations and small tobacco farms.
The West had family farms producing wheat and corn.
What did the North have?
The North had shipping, trade, and manufacturing.
What type of labor and economic activity did the South have?
Economic Activity: plantation
Type of Labor: slaves
What impact did the gold rush have on California in the west?
A rapid increase in population.
What was a cause of the Mexican-American War?
A disagreement of territory between Texas and Mexico.
Some of President James Polk's accomplishments are: Settled the boundary of Oregon and Admitted Texas as a state. What else did he do?
He acquired California and other territory in the West.
What did short, fast-moving rivers in the North make possible?
It made watermills to help the textile industry grow.
Whose invention had a huge impact on cotton production?
Eli Whitney
In 1848, gold was discovered at a sawmill (Sutter's) in Sacramento, California. When there was a cry of "Gold Discovered in California", what happened next?
Thousands of people rushed to California to find their fortunes.
How did the United States gain control over the region called Mexican Cession?
Through a war for independence from Mexico, then annexation.
Which region had the most growth in urban areas?
The North
Slaves on farms did a variety of household services.
What did slaves in cities do?
They became skilled carpenters, blacksmiths, or equipment operators.
What was the biggest punishment that slaves feared?
Having family members taken away from them.
What were travelers on the Oregon Trail in search of?
The Oregon Trail travelers were in search of fertile land and natural resources.
What physical feature created the greatest barrier for Westward Expansion?
The Rocky Mountains
What was the primary effect of the steamboat on travel and trade?
Steamboats could go upriver as well as downriver which made it easier to ship goods.
Where did slaves have the most freedoms?
Choose two:
Cities South
Cattle Ranches West
Small Farms North
Large Plantations
Cities in the North
OTHER
What is the term given to the belief that the United States should expand across the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
What was the region of what is now California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming called?
Mexican Cession
Some positive effects of Manifest Destiny are that railroads were built to connect the east and the west, and growth in technology.
What is a negative effect of Manifest Destiny?
It drove American Indians from their homeland.
What impact did Samuel Slater have on the economy?
His new factory system........
His new factory system allowed for an increase in manufactured goods.