WorksheetsComparing the North & South
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
Rocky, hilly landscape made farming difficult.
North
South
Atlantic Coastal Plains & Piedmont make for ideal farming conditions.
North
South
Rapid population growth (1800 = 5mil, 1860 = 19mil)
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South
Population of 12 million; 1/3 of which were enslaved.
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South
Economy based on industry, commerce, & trade
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South
Economy dominated by agriculture and exporting of raw materials.
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South
MMC: Many northern cities grew because of their relative location to...
Ocean
Rivers
Bays
Farmland
Economically, most southerners were subsistence farmers. What does this mean?
Grew surplus of crops for export & sale internationally
Grew just enough for family's survival and prosperity.
Grew genetically smaller crops.
Grew ingredients to make subs/hoagies.
Roughly 25% of the population in the South owned slaves.
True
False
Specialized in shipping, textile manufacturing, mining, fur trapping, & lumbering.
North
South
Cotton, tobacco, indigo, rice, & sugar cane are all examples of...
cash crops
crap crops
crop chops
sharecrops
Due to domestic consumption & production, northerners typically favored tariffs. What is a tariff?
a limit on the number of goods available for import
a complete restriction of imported goods
tax imposed on imported goods
government-funding used to lower the production costs
Using the chart, which conclusion can be drawn?
Cotton production decreased in 1815
Slaves became much more valuable by the 1820s
The cotton gin decreased the need for slavery
Slavery was unnecessary to increased cotton production
Education & religion was much more organized and influential.
North
South
Protestantism was the majority religion.
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South
Why did Southerners favor steamships over railroads?
There were over 30,000 miles of rail lines.
Steamships were used for exporting goods to international markets.
Southerners believed the railroad would hurt cash crop sales.
Railroads were being replaced by automobiles by 1860.
Southern slave owners were mostly...
wealthy elites.
uneducated.
Protestants
Irish
