North and South in the 1800s

Production in the Northern mills increased with the use of new

• Machines

• People

• Electricity

• Computers

Faster communication was made faster with what new invention

• Printing Press

• Iphone

• Telegraph

• People talking

What agricultural invention, designed to increase production, had the effect of increasing the number of slaves needed for labor in the Deep South

• Can opener

• Potato Peeler

• Cotton Gin

• Plow

Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• a conflict between factory owners in cities

• Products were being made in factories and not at home

• a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in slave labor

• a change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses

Unlike the North, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories?

• did not by manufactured goods

• invested in slaves and land

• thought mills and factories causes pollution

• preferred the lifestyle of small family farmers

By 1860, where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

What was one of the consequences of the cotton gin?

• Deep South farmers grew more wheat.

• Domestic slave trade increased.

• Plantations hired more tenant farmers.

• Southern factories quickly developed.

Factory working conditions were:

• safe and included good pay and reasonable hours

• paid poorly, included long hours, and were dangerous

• had poor pay and long hours but were mostly safe

• paid well but had long hours and were very dangerous

Why was cotton considered "king" in the south?

• The creation of the cotton gin increased production and profitability

• Cotton defeated Indigo in the battle of the Cash Crops to become king

• The North was willing to trade for cotton but not other crops

• Everyone needs cotton

Why did cotton become so important to the Southern economy?

• it was more profitable than anything else

• it required less land than other crops

• it was the easiest to grow

• they wanted to compete with the North