Sectionalism

As cotton increased in value, what else grew in large numbers in the South?

• factories

• slaves

• railroads

• cities

Which of these is one reason that immigrants settled in the North?

• They were attracted by the railroad system

• they were attracted by the good climate

• it offered free land

• it offered jobs in the mills and factories

Why did the South have so few cities and industry?

• they did not like city life

• they had many industries in the hillsides

• they had a strong railway system to move goods

• they made enough money growing crops

True or False: Were urban slums crowded?

• True

• False

What effect did the invention of the cotton gin have on slavery?

• by ending slavery in the Deep South

• by increasing the demand for more slaves to plant and harvest more cotton

• by restricting slavery only in the North but not in the South

• by decreasing the amounth of slaves in the South, especially Alabama

Which of the following was a positive impact of the Industrail Revolution?

• child labor

• urban slums

• long work hours and low wages

• women earned wages for the first time

Why did the economy of the South remain primarily agricultural?

• because of the intense demand for cotton by northern factories

• because of the many miles of railroad lines

• because of the abolitionist movement

• because of the increase in cities and factories in the South

Why did the South develp so few railroads?

• the women's suffrage movement voted against them

• the South had too many mountain ranges

• they had many roads and canals already

• they already had natural waterways to transport crops

What was a similarity between the North and the South?

• they both profited from cotton

• they both had ideal condtions for agriculture

• they both had slaves working in thier factoeis

• they both had developed transportation system

What effect did geography have on the economy of the New England (North) colonies?

• It encouraged the establishment of large plantations

• it supported the planting of rice and tobacco

• it promoted the growth of fishing and shipping rather than farming

• it increased the region's dependence of slaves as a source of labor