Innovations
This innovation dramatically changed the time it took to send messages to others.
The telegraph
12 hour days, Unsafe, Child Labor, Unhealthy, No laws protecting workers
Factory working conditions in the early-mid 19th century.
By the 1830's, slavery largely disappeared in this region of the U.S.
The North
Laws in Southern states that governed the behavior and punishment of enslaved people.
Slave Codes
Black Codes
Negro Laws
Many NATIVISTS rejected immigration during the mid 19th century, with over 70% of immigrants coming from these 2 countries.
Ireland and Germany
This innovation (along with the building of canals) dramatically changed how goods were transported, making transportation much easier, quicker, and cost effective. Unfortunately for the South, very few of these were built. This would affect the South during the Civil War!
Railroads
As a result of work conditions in the factories, many men formed these, which is where groups of workers with the same trade organize together to fight for better conditions at the workplace.
Trade unions
One example of discrimination of African Americans in the North during the early-mid 19th century.
Denied voting rights
Attend poor quality schools
"African American hospitals"
African Slave, Nat Turner, is known for staging one of these in which 55 white citizens were killed. He was arrested and hung for his crimes.
Slave rebellions
While the importation of slaves was banned beginning in 1808, this continued until the 13th Amendment was passed. Hint: It means the buying and selling of slaves within a country.
Domestic slave trade?
This innovation made the harvesting of crops much easier and quicker, allowing for more crops to be harvested each year. With this supply increase, the cost of food lowered.
The McCormick Reaper
In some cases, when trade unions aren't able to negotiate for better wages, work conditions, etc., they stage these, which is work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer.
Strikes
Most southern planters were these, which are southern farmers who generally owned small farms and owned few/no slaves.
Yeomen Farmers
These famous African abolitionist was influential in helping slaves use the "Underground Railroad" in trying to escape North.
Harriet Tubman
Many "Nativists" living mainly in the Northeast founded this political party, which was an anti immigrant party.
The Know Nothing Party (or later called the American Party).
This innovation in farming equipment made it much easier and quicker to separate grain from the stalk.
The thresher
In the 19th century, women factory workers were paid roughly this fraction in pay compared to men.
1/2
Many African slaves expressed their hope in Christian teaching by singing these.
Spirituals
The name given to a house used in the "Underground Railroad?"
Safe house
An unjust treatment of someone based on their gender, sexuality, or race.
Discrimination
This innovation in how goods were now manufactured by machines in factories led to this.
It lead to the mass production of goods, which also lowered the cost of goods to the consumer.
It was because of this that manufacturers often hired children to work the factories.
Manufacturers could pay children lower wages
Slave labor in the plantation cotton fields was especially important given the high demand for cotton on this continent.
Europe
This invention unintentionally led to an increased demand for slaves.
Cotton gin
Preconceived opinion of someone based upon their race, gender, or ethnicity.
Prejudice