All About the North
Unlike the South, the Northern economy was based on this type of industry.
Manufacturing (factories)
What was the primary cash crop in the South during the 1800s?
Cotton
Enslaved people were often forced to work long hours on these large farms, which grew cash crops like cotton and tobacco.
Plantations
This person was a slave who led a rebellion and believed to be a prophet
Nat Turner
This group of people/movement wanted gender equality
Women's Movement
Many Northern factories produced this type of product, which was made from Southern cotton.
This group had the most power in Southern society
Cottonocracy
Enslaved people were often separated from these individuals, causing deep emotional pain and suffering.
Families/Relatives
This famous abolitionist escaped slavery himself and eventually wrote an autobiography and spoke out against slavery.
Frederick Douglass
This movement believed ____ was a right to equal opportunity.
Education Movement
Unlike in the South, Northern states began passing laws to provide this for children, though it was not always mandatory.
Public Education
Which group in Southern society had the least amount of people?
Free African Americans
Under slave codes, enslaved people were not allowed to do this without permission, limiting their movement.
Travel
This man created the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
As people moved out west, religion changed to be from churches to ______
revivals (also will accept camp meetings)
Women in the North were active in this movement, which fought for their right to vote. What is the term we use for voting?
Suffrage
Slave codes were laws designed to control enslaved people and prevent this.
Rebellion
Despite not knowing how to read or write, slaves communicated in secret by doing this
This famous woman was an advocate for prison reform and mental health.
The movement to end slavery
abolition
Many workers in Northern factories formed these groups to demand better wages and working conditions.
Labor Unions
Unlike the industrial North, most Southerners lived in these types of areas.
Rural
What is an example of passive slave resistance?
Various answers. Could be: breaking tools, working slowly, hurting farm animals, pretending to be sick
This man created the foundations for public schools and created "normal schools" to train teachers.
Horace Mann
Temperance Movement