Geography
What kind of weather did the North had?
Freezing winters
Hot and humid summers
How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?
Cotton became the South's most important crop.
Morse code was an inventions that helped communicate people from the east to the midwest. Who created Morse code?
Samuel Morse.
True or false. Railroad tracks were mostly built in the Southern cities.
False
What was life like for free African Americans in the North?
They were not treated as equal to other citizens.
The South was a great place for growing certain crops that could not grow in the North because its climate had
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers
The economy in the South was based on what?
Agriculture
In 1793, who invented the cotton gin with the hopes that it would reduce the amount of work for slaves?
Eli Whitney
True or false. Railways transformed trade. Due to this, cities grew faster and manufacturers in the East could offer their goods at lower prices.
True
Which of the following is true of most white Southern families in the 1800s?
Most Southern families worked their own fields.
Word that means cutting down too many trees.
Deforestation
True or False: Factory conditions were pleasant for all workers.
False
Why were textile mills built near rivers?
Rivers provided power to operate the mills.
By 1850, which of these was the most efficient way to move goods in the North?
by railroad
Unlike the North, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories?
They invested their money in land and slaves.
True or false. The South had a very large population and big cities.
False.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
a shift from handmade products to machine-made products
Which invention brought industrialization to Northern agriculture?
reaper
Southern railroads were short, few and _________.
not interlinked
People who were against immigration were known as
nativists
True or false. The South rely on slave labor to grow and pick cotton.
True.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
It made slavery more important to the South.
Which innovation helped make river travel better in the early 1800s?
steamboat
Railroads directly impacted________.
growth of cities in both population and size.
Which of the following is true of Irish immigrants in the United States, during the 1800s?
They faced more discrimination than German immigrants did.
They were often prejudiced against for being Roman Catholic.
They were often resented for accepting very low-paying jobs.