Geography of the north in the 1800's?
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Geography of the north in the 1800's?
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Humid, warm summers, cold winters. Rocky soil, infertile land, rushing rivers, lots of bays and inlets, heavily forested.
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Southern geography ?
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Mild winters, long hot humid summers. Wide, slow moving rivers. Excellent broad plains to grow crops.
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Economic base of the north in the 1800's?
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Shipping, manufacturing of textiles, lumber, furs and mining.
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Economic base of the south in the 1800's
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Agriculture. Crops grown were cotton, rice, tobacco, indigo and sugar cane. The invention of the cotton gin increased the growing of cotton and slave labor.
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The labor force in the north in the 1800's?
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Free labor (free to choose your work and paid for work). Many immigrants worked in factories.
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Labor force in the south in the 1800's?
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Largely slave labor. 1/4 of the land was owned by wealthy plantation owner and 3/4 was worked by small yeomen farmers.
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Population in the north in the 1800's?
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Northern European immigrants:German and Irish. The overall population grew from 5 million to 31 million from 1800-1860.
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What was the population in the south in the 1800's?
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Europeans of English, Scottish descent and enslaved Africans and African Americans. In 1860 the population was 12 million in the South, 1/3 being slaves.
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Characteristics of cities in the north in the 1800's?
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The cities became manufacturing centers. They were crowded but offered art, theater, museums and libraries and education.
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Characteristics of cities in the south in the 1800's?
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Small towns, less cultured leisure. Few large cities along rivers.
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Culture in the north in the 1800's?
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Theater, arts, education, ( mostly for boys )churches, dancing, card playing and theater
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Culture in the south in the 1800's?
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Dancing, cards, fox hunting, horse racing. Wealthy educated through home schooling - mostly boys.
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Transportation in the north in the 1800's?
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Trains, canals, roads
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Transportation in the south in the 1800's?
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rivers, steamboats, fewer trains than north
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How did the South become dependent upon slave labor ?
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Labor intensive crops of rice, tobacco and cotton grew well on southern land; slavery protectedin US Constitution and state Constitutions; rationalized as an economic necessity.