Northern Society
True or False: The North did not have any slaves.
False.
This man invented the Cotton Gin.
Eli Whitney
About how many white Southerners owned slaves?
1/3 or 33%
The crop that is most responsible for the expansion of slavery in the South was _________.
Cotton.
Which ocean borders our eastern seaboard?
Atlantic.
Why was the North bad for agriculture?
Cold Weather / Rocky Soil.
The North's economy was based primarily on what?
Manufacturing / Mills / Factories
This group was the wealthiest of all Southerners.
Planters.
The South's economy was based primarily on what?
Agriculture / Cotton / Crops
Name of the river that runs north-south and is the lifeline for many interior states.
Mississippi River.
The South was mostly rural with lots of farms, and the North was mostly ______ with lots of cities.
Urban.
The efficient production of large numbers of goods in a short period of time is called ______ _________.
Mass Production.
Because of numerous slave revolts, the South passed very strict ____ _____ which further restricted freedoms of both enslaved and free African Americans.
Slave Codes.
Besides cotton, what 3 main crops did the South produce?
Tobacco, Indigo, Rice
Also accept: Corn, Sweet Potato, Wheat, and Sugarcane.
Which body of water does the Mississippi River flow into?
Gulf of Mexico.
The North invested heavily in the _____________ which allowed for the easy transportation of goods and people across long distances.
Railroad.
The first important breakthrough of the Industrial Revolution took place in which industry?
Textiles (Clothing).
The most famous slave rebellion was led by ____ _______ in which he vowed to kill every slave holder Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831
Nat Turner.
Daily Double!! The first cotton plantation was in which state?
Georgia.
The area of high cotton production that stretched from Virginia all the way to Texas.
Cotton Belt.
The _________ was an invention that could send information over wires across great distances using Morse Code. It was the precursor to the telephone.
Telegraph.
A period of rapid growth using machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s.
Industrial Revolution
Slave culture centered around ______, ______, and ______.
About how much cotton was the U.S. producing by the 1840s?
Over 50% of global totals. Billions of pounds.
This mountain range runs from Vermont in the North, all the way to Georgia in the South.
Appalachians.