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EQ: How did states ’ rights have an impact on Georgia and the beginning of the Civil War?

Write. EQ: How did states ’ rights have an impact on Georgia and the beginning of the Civil War?. PT: *What conditions caused the North to develop an economic base different from the South? *Why were Northern cities larger and more populated than Southern cities?. A Nation Comes Apart.

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EQ: How did states ’ rights have an impact on Georgia and the beginning of the Civil War?

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  1. Write EQ: How did states’ rights have an impact on Georgia and the beginning of the Civil War? PT: *What conditions caused the North to develop an economic base different from the South? *Why were Northern cities larger and more populated than Southern cities?

  2. A Nation Comes Apart Write - early 1800s the North & South had different economies due to environmental factors - Economic Differences: North – the rocky soil & cold climate meant farming could not be used as a main source of income Northern states - turn to industry with the invention of the steam engine & factory system

  3. Write - Advantages for Northern industry -Swift rivers provided power to run the mills and factories - natural harbors made foreign trade possible

  4. Write South had a warmer climate & fertile soil allowing the creation of an agrarian (agricultural) economy Picture retrieved from: http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SlaveTrade/collection/large/cottonculture-1875.JPG

  5. Southern Economy • tobacco, cotton, corn, rice, & indigo were the first cash crops for the South • The invention of the cotton gin allowed cotton to become the primary cash crop • Slavery was a key component for the success of large scale crop production.

  6. Write North’s Industrial Economy -Led to growth of cities -Large exports of finished goods diversification of commerce

  7. Write -people became interdependent for survival example: a butcher provided meat to his customers -citizens demanded more from government such as police and fire departments - Effects of Industrialization

  8. Write -self-supportive; independent Example: raised own food -did not want government involvement -relied heavily on importing finished products from North and outside countries. Effects of Agricultural Economy

  9. Dividing Forces Write • Missouri Compromise • Compromise of 1850 • State’s rights • Popular Sovereignty • 1860 presidential election • slavery

  10. Write This sectional approach to national policy was evident on the issues of: - tariffs - state rights - settling the West - slavery

  11. summarize Write

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