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North and South

North and South. U.S. History Chapter 14. New Inventions. A steam-powered locomotive engine pulling rail cars transformed railroads into practical transportation Two sets of tracks were laid; one in each direction. New Inventions.

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North and South

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  1. North and South U.S. History Chapter 14

  2. New Inventions A steam-powered locomotive engine pulling rail cars transformed railroads into practical transportation Two sets of tracks were laid; one in each direction

  3. New Inventions Railroads threatened workers who moved freight by wagon and those who invested in canals Competition from railroads might cause them to lose investments

  4. New Inventions Speed was key to successful trade at sea Clipper ships broke every speed record; helped the US gain a large share of the world’s sea trade

  5. Northern Economy Expands Factories began to use steam power and could be built almost anywhere Water-powered factories needed to be built along banks of swiftly-flowing rivers

  6. Factory Conditions Become Worse Laborers worked longer hours for lower wages Workers often lived in dark, dingy houses by the factory Entire families were hired to work in factories

  7. Workers Join Together Artisans, or skilled workers, won better pay because of their skills Trade Unions organized workers to work for improvements in working conditions

  8. Workers Join Together Organized factory workers won the right to strike in 1842 Strike: refusal to work as a protest against specific conditions

  9. New Wave of Immigrants Irish and German immigrants increased in 1840 “Nativist” was a group that wanted laws to limit immigration Know-Nothing Party: hostile to immigrants

  10. African Americans Discrimination: policy or an attitude that denies equal rights to certain groups of people African Americans faced harsh discrimination in the South States limited the rights of free African Americans

  11. African Americans Even skilled African Americans had difficulty finding jobs in the North School was seen as the best way to achieve success in a job

  12. Cotton Kingdom 1793: Whitney’s cotton gin had enormous effect on southern economy Profits increased; more cotton cleaned in same amount of time with the gin Plantations extended as far west as Texas

  13. Agricultural Economy The South’s economy was based on agriculture; climate ideal for raising major cash crops and livestock Planters wanted to invest in more land and more slaves

  14. Limited Industry in South Agricultural tools were manufactured, but most manufactured goods were purchased from the North Slaves had no money to buy anything; lowered demand for manufactured goods

  15. Economic Dependence Southern planters borrowed money from northern banks to expand plantations Cotton was “king”

  16. White Southerners “Cottonocracy”: very few but very wealthy families who made huge amounts of money from cotton

  17. White Southerners Small Farmers: “plain folk” who owned the land they farmed; worked along with any slaves; 75% of white population Poor Whites: lowest on social ladder; rented land they farmed

  18. Life Without Freedom Slave Codes: kept slaves from either running away or rebelling Crime for slaves to know how to read or write

  19. Resistance Against Slavery Slaves resisted by breaking tools, destroying crops, trying to escape to the North Nat Turner led a major slave revolt; revolts were rare and had no chance of success

  20. Coping with Slavery Religion offered hope Preserved African traditions Protected from mistreatment by owner's need to keep them healthy and productive

  21. Review Questions • What made it possible for southern planters to boost their profits after 1793? • A. Planters started raising livestock • B. Workers planted less cotton and more rice and sugar cane • C. Workers cleaned more cotton in the same amount of time with a gin.

  22. Review Questions • What made it possible for southern planters to boost their profits after 1793? • C. Workers cleaned more cotton in the same amount of time with a gin.

  23. Review Questions • This group wanted laws to limit immigration • A. Nativist • B. Trade Union • C. Artisan

  24. Review Questions • This group wanted laws to limit immigration • A.Nativist

  25. Review Questions • Refusal to work as a protest against specific conditions • A. Trade Union • B. Strike • C. Famine

  26. Review Questions • Refusal to work as a protest against specific conditions • A. Trade Union • B. Strike • C. Famine

  27. Review Questions • Skilled Worker • A. Nativist • B. Artisan • C. Unionist

  28. Review Questions • Skilled Worker • A. Nativist • B. Artisan • C. Unionist

  29. Review Questions • An agricultural economy developed in the South because • A. the land and climate were ideal for cotton, rice and livestock • B. Southerners wanted to live on estates like European royalty did • C. Other US climates were not as well suited for agriculture

  30. Review Questions • An agricultural economy developed in the South because • A. the land and climate were ideal for cotton, rice and livestock

  31. Review Questions • What was true about the earliest American railroads? • A. They initially moved slower than canal transportation did • B. They were often built with a separate track for each direction • C. They threw off sparks that sometimes set buildings on fire

  32. Review Questions • What was true about the earliest American railroads? • C. They sometimes threw off sparks that set building on fire.

  33. Review Questions • Which statement BEST illustrates the South’s dependence on the North? • A. Northerners bought manufactured goods from southern factories • B. Southerners relied on northern factory models • C. Southern planters borrowed money from northern banks to buy farm tools

  34. Review Questions • Which statement BEST illustrates the South’s dependence on the North? • C. Southern planters borrowed money from northern banks to buy farm tools

  35. Review Questions • Which of the following statements does NOT describe factory conditions in the 1840s? • A. Laborers worked longer hours for lower wages • B. Workers lived in well-built factory housing • C. Factory owners hired entire families

  36. Review Questions • Which of the following statements does NOT describe factory conditions in the 1840s? • A. Laborers worked longer hours for lower wages • B. Workers lived in well-built factory housing • C. Factory owners hired entire families

  37. Review Questions • Which statement does NOT describe most small farmers in the South? • A. They rented the land they worked • B. They worked alongside their slaves in the fields • C. They owned one or two slaves

  38. Review Questions • Which statement does NOT describe most small farmers in the South? • A. They rented the land they worked • B. They worked alongside their slaves in the fields • C. They owned one or two slaves

  39. Review Questions • What is one way that steam-powered machinery changed manufacturing? • A. Machines produced more goods at a higher cost • B. Factories could be built almost anywhere • C. Machines were more expensive to run

  40. Review Questions • What is one way that steam-powered machinery changed manufacturing? • B. Factories could be built almost anywhere

  41. Review Questions • What is an organization of workers? • A. Artisan • B. Famine • C. Trade Union

  42. Review Questions • What is an organization of workers? • A. Artisan • B. Famine • C. Trade Union

  43. Review Questions • By 1860, free African Americans in the South • A. made up one-third of the South’s population • B. faced harsh discrimination • C. had the same rights as poor whites

  44. Review Questions • By 1860, free African Americans in the South • B. faced harsh discrimination

  45. Review Questions • Clipper ships helped the United States • A. ship more cargo than British steamships carried • B. develop industry in the South • C. gain a large share of the world’s sea trade

  46. Review Questions • Clipper ships helped the United States • C. gain a large share of the world’s sea trade

  47. Review Questions • All of the following were methods that African Americans used to resist slavery EXCEPT • A. breaking tools and destroying crops • B. trying to escape to the North • C. becoming skilled artisans

  48. Review Questions • All of the following were methods that African Americans used to resist slavery EXCEPT • A. breaking tools and destroying crops • B. trying to escape to the North • C. becoming skilled artisans

  49. Review Questions • Who would have said that the railroad competition would cause them to lose money? • A. factory owners • B. canal investors • C. telegraph investors

  50. Review Questions • Who would have said that the railroad competition would cause them to lose money? • A. factory owners • B. canal investors • C. telegraph investors

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