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Creator of a cotton gin which made cotton production in the south much easier
Who is Eli Whitney
100
Region of the country where most slaves existed
What is the South
100
A major effect of this was that it lead to a decrease in the cost of manufactured products
What is the Market Revolution
100
Common labour tactic which entails refusing to work until demands are met
What is a strike
100
What percentage of the Southern population held 1-49 slaves in 1860?
What is 25%
200
Slaves who assisted overseers on plantations
Who are drivers
200
These were large farms in the south where many slaves might work
What is a plantation
200
This was a network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape to the North or Canada
What is the Underground Railroad
200
These were haunting songs made up of a blend of Christian hymns and African musical forms
What is a spiritual
200
In 1850, which country made up the majority of immigrants to the United States?
What is Ireland
300
Helped organize and run the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman
300
Location of great potato famine in 1842 leading to massive migration and settlement in slums in the U.S.
What is Ireland
300
Location where the urban population increased the most during 1800-1860
What is the Northeast
300
Opposition to immigration lead to this movement
What is Nativism
300
Religion most German immigrants followed
What is Protestant
400
Lead a violent slave uprising in 1831
Who is Nat Turner
400
Major immigration came from the region today known as this country during the early-mid 1800's
What is Germany
400
This developed in the Northeast as factories allowed individuals to begin making more money than needed to survive
What is the Middle Class
400
These made up the majority of southern white society
Who are yeoman farmers
400
The "Fall of the House of Usher" is one of the bst known works of this Baltimore native
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
500
Creator of the "factory system" method of manufacturing
Who is Francis Cabot Lowell
500
Location of the first major factory town in the North which helped create the factory system
What is Waltham, Massachusetts
500
Definition of work crews developed on plantations which allowed for specialization
What is gang labour
500
Term used to designate the time before the Civil War (in the south)
What is antebellum
500
Language spoken by slaves and their descendents in parts of Georgia and South Carolina
What is Gullah
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