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The North A. Technology and Industry 1. Industrialization a)Three Phases Phase 1 |
Phase 1 (a) Manufacturers made products by dividing the tasks among __________________ |
The Workers |
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The North
A. Technology and Industry 1. Industrialization a)Three Phases Phase 2 |
Phase 2 (a) Manufacturers built _______________________________ |
factories to bring specialized workers together |
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The North
A. Technology and Industry 1. Industrialization a)Three Phases Phase 3 |
Phase 3 (a) Factory workers used machinery to perform their work. (i) Produce more fabric in _____ time. |
less |
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Transportation improves (a) Locomotives (1) by 1840 steam locomotives were pulling trains in the United States |
(b) Railways
(1) By 1860, the United States had almost ____ miles to railroad track. (a) Most of the _____ and _____. |
31,000, North, Midwest |
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Trade |
(1) Railways allowed for settlement and industrialization of the _____. (2) Populations of the states grew which led to the growth of new ___ and ___. |
Midwest, towns, industries |
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Communication |
(1) Pace of travel and new growth created a need for |
faster methods of communication |
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Telegraph |
an apparatus that used electric signals to transmit messages |
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Morse Code |
A series of dots and dashes representing letters of the alphabet. |
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Agriculture |
Three revolutionary inventions of the 1830's changed farming methods |
Steel Tipped plow, mechanical reaper, thresher |
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_______ - invented by John Deere (1) allowed farming of larger areas, more quickly |
Steel tipped plow |
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________- sped up the harvesting of wheat. |
mechanical reaper |
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______ - quickly separated the grain from the stalk |
thresher |
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Factories Working conditions |
(a) Factory system worsened working conditions |
Longer hours More dangerous No heat/air conditioning |
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Organizing |
By the _____'s workers began organizing to improve working conditions. |
1830 |
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Trade Unions |
Organizations of with the same trade or skill. |
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Strikes |
Refusing to work in order to put pressure on employers |
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Workers Black workers suffered through discrimination and prejudice |
Discrimination |
unfair treatment of a group |
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Prejudice |
an unfair opinion not |
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The rise of cities |
Growth of factories led to growth of Northern cities |
people flocked to cities for work |
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Immigration |
the movement of people into a country |
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Irish |
The Irish migration to the United States was brought on by a |
terrible potato famine |
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Took low paying jobs in ___ cities. |
northern |
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German |
The German migration to the United States was for work and opportunity. |
Failed attempt at Democratic Government. |
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Immigration Impact |
changed the character of the country Immigrants brought ___,___,___,____ |
languages, customs, religions, ways of life |
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Prejudices |
Nativists |
people opposed to immigration feared loss of jobs, more crime is spread of disease |
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The South The Cotton Kingdom |
The Upper South (1790) States of __, ___, and ___. |
MD, VA, NC Most southerners lived along the coast. |
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The Deep South States of ___, ___, ___, ____, ____, and ____. |
Georgia, SC, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas |
Population began to spread West and South. Changed the South |
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Cotton Rules the Deep South Cotton Gin |
Two demands increased _____, _____ |
More Cotton, More Workers Southern Planters relied on slave labor |
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Economy Developed in different ways |
The deep South |
1. Economy was thriving 2. Slavery grew stronger than ever. 3. Committed to cotton. Also grew rice and sugarcane in some areas. |
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The Upper South Still produced __, __, __, and ___. |
tobacco, hemp, wheat, and vegetables
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Became a center for sale and transport of slaves throughout the region |
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Southern Industry |
1. Unlike the North, the South remained rural. 2. Economies differed 3. Industries struggled in the South |
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a. _____ was productive |
Cotton |
b. stayed committed to farming rather than starting businesses. |
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c. Lacked ____ (1) Had wealth invested in land and slaves. |
Money or Capital |
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d. Believed an economy bases on ___ and ____ would continue to prosper. |
Cotton and Slavery |
e. Market for manufactured goods was lower in the South |
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Southern Factories |
_____ South economy not as strong as ____ South. |
Upper, Deep |
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William Gregg |
A merchant from Charleston, SC |
Opened textile mill in the south |
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Joseph Reid Anderson Took over ______ |
Tredegar Iron Workers |
b. Became on the nations leading producers of iron. |
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Provided ____ and _____ to the South during the Civil War |
artillery and iron products
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Transportation |
1. Natural Waterways a) provided chief means for ___ |
transporting goods 2. Few canals and poor roads |
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3. Railroads a) not as efficient in the north |
b) were ____, ____, and ______. |
short, local, and didn't connect all parts of region |
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Southern Agriculture 1. Small Farms |
a) most farms were ___ with few or no ____ |
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b) Yeoman |
farmers in the southern without slaves |
c) not all whites owned land |
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d) tenant farmers |
rented land to farm on |
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Plantations a) large plantations may cover several ______ acres. |
thousands |
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b) Plantation owners measured wealth by # of slaves and possessions. |
(1) homes, furnishings, clothing |
c) most plantation owners had less than 10 slaves |
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d) wives |
(1) in charge of ____ |
watching over slaves |
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e) work (1) domestic slaves |
(a) worked in the _____ |
household |
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(2) Blacksmiths, carpenters, shoemakers, and weavers |
(3) Pastures |
(4) Field hands |
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(a) worked in the field from ___ to ____. |
sunrise to sunset |
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