SOUTH

PRE CIVIL WAR

1790-1860

NORTH
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Created By:

A.M. Ukeritis & K. Tiemann

  
     
PLANTATION LIFE  

WEST EXPANSION
     
CROPS

MAPS

INVENTIONS & FACTORIES
     
SLAVERY

 

ANTI-SLAVERY
 

BIG QUESTION

  
 
Directions:  Read the question and click on the URL address to read information on the topic.    The students can print out the list of questions to write answers on or use their own paper.  The student will use information found in their answers to write the essay for the "Big Question".  The teacher will be given the final copy of the essay to grade.
 

NORTH
1.      During the early 1800’s, what event happened in New York State to increase the transportation of people and goods across the state and out to the Mid-West?
 
2.      By the 1830’s, a new invention helped replaced the Erie Canal to make the transportation of goods and people even faster and easier.  Now you could travel all the way West as far as the Mississippi River.  What was it?
 
3. During the early 1800’s, what event happened in New York State to increase the transportation of people and goods across the state and out to the Mid-West?
 
4. Most immigrants stayed in the Northeast to find jobs.  As cities grew larger, farms grew smaller.  A huge work force was waiting to be hired.  At the same time three men invented three different machines that started a chain reaction to build factories that needed this work force.  Name these three men and their inventions?
URL: 1. http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsR-Z/whitney.html & http://pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3i3126.html 2. www.geocites.com/~woon_heritage/slaterhis.htm  
3. www.uh.edu/engines/epi159.htm   
 
5. With the invention of factories and mass production of goods, the need for cotton increased.  The cotton gin made cotton a valuable cash crop and “King” in the South.  Plantations in the South grew larger and wealthier.  Almost ¾ of the world’s cotton was grown in the US.   They needed more slaves to help plant the cotton.  The life of a slave became intolerable.  Slaves ran away to the North and freedom.  What operation and famous ex-slave helped these runaways reach their destinations?  Explain how this operation was conducted.
 
6. By 1860 the North had most of the railroads & canals from the Northeast to the Mississippi River.  They carried goods back & forth to the Great Lakes and the Plains.  This made the Northeast the fastest growing section of the United States.  The South had few large cities and factories.  How many Northern cities had more than 20,000 people living in them?  How many factories were in operation at this time?
 

7. Starting in the 1830’s, escaped slaves publicly told the Northerners about their life as a slave.  Many people fought to end slavery.  What was a word used to describe someone who wanted to end slavery? 

 
 
8. There were 4 important people who helped this anti-slavery feeling grow in the North.  Two were ex-slaves and two were writers.  Name them and explain what they did to flame the fires of hatred toward the South.
URL: www.sujal.net/cities/ 
 

SOUTH
1. What did a working plantation consist of?
URL: http://rurallife.lsu.edu/lhin/rlm/html/collect.html 
 
2. Choose three of the buildings on a plantation and tell about them.
URL: http://rurallife.lsu.edu/lhin/rlm/html/collect.html  Click on the picture of the plantation to choose your buildings.
 
During 1973 the demand for slave labor increased. Why?
URL: www.historychannel.com/community/roots/chrono.html 
 
Before the beginning of the Civil War how many slaves were their in the United States?  What were the slaves roles (jobs) for their masters?
URL: www.historychannel.com/community/roots/chrono.html
 
Why were slaves primarily African?  What rights did they have?
URL: www.schooldiscovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/world.html  Click on North America to find your answer.
 

THE BIG QUESTION:

        Develop a well-written essay that compares and contrasts how the North and the South grew in two different directions leading up to the Civil War.  Include in your answer information about the economics of each, growth of cities and populations, transportation, and feelings towards slavery.  Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and end (conclusion).