Sectionalism

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

This construction helped increase manufacturing in the Northeast by bring raw materials from the midwest states

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Steamboat

• The Erie Canal

• The Steal Plow

What crop became "King" in the South as a result of Eli Whitney's invention?

• Tobacco
• Ice Cream
• Cotton
• Corn

Economy of the South

• Plantation agriculture, slavery

• Manufacturing and Industry

• Farming and Mining

What is an abolitionist?

• A person who wanted to end alcohol abuse

• A person who fought for women's suffrage

• A person who wanted to end slavery

Primarily focused on industrial enterprise. Business and industry played major roles. Life was faster and commerce important.

• The North
• The South
• The West

Primarily wilderness and frontier land, it did not have a significant population besides the Native American Indians.  Their focus was not yet involved in the turmoil of slavery.

• The North
• The South
• The West

Primarily agricultural. The economy was primarily based upon the existence of large family farms known as plantations. The plantation economy relied on cheap labor in the form of slaves to produce tobacco & cotton. Farmers did not want to do the work themselves.

• The North
• The South
• The West

The Erie canal was helpful because it connected

• California to New York

• Ohio to New York

• Mississippi to Louisiana

• Canada to Mexico

A canal is best explained as a

• Natural river

• Man-made river

• Waterway from the mountains

• Tunnel across states