Differences between North and South Review

Which region had the larger population?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Why did the North have a larger population?

• They had a larger food supply to feed more people

• They gave people free housing as an incentive to live there

• More immigrants went to the north due to the number of factory jobs available

• The south made people too hot and sweaty... gross.

The North's economy was primarily based on what?

• Farming and agriculture

• Manufacturing/factories

• The slave trade industry

• Modeling and acting

The South's economy was primarily based on...

• Manufacturing/factories

• Agriculture/farming

• Wood-fire pizza making

• Riverboat construction

What was the south's #1 crop?

• Indigo

• Tobacco

• Corn

• Cotton

Which region had the most extensive railroad network?

• East

• South

• West

• North

How did businesses (farming or manufacturing) transport their goods in the south?

• Trains & railroads

• Roads & cars

• Riverboats & rivers

• Air & airplanes

What was Eli Whitney's invention?

• Cotton fertilizer

• Cotton sweaters

• Cotton Gin

• Cotton. Just Cotton. 

What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?

• The supply of cotton went up significantly

• It solidified the need/demand for slavery

• It decreased the need for slavery

• People started wearing more wool and less cotton

In the south, wealth was measured by...

• The size of your house

• How much money you had

• Which political connections you had

• The amount of land and slaves you owned