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Sectionalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is sectionalism? | The belief that one part of a country is better than the other parts |
| What was the main economic activity of the North in the Antebellum period? | Manufacturing, industry and business |
| What area of the United States in the Antebellum Period was best known for large plantations and slavery? | The South |
| What is a plantation? | Large Farm |
| What is the ownership of another human being? | slavery |
| What was the main economic interest of the West? | agriculture |
| What is another word for agriculture? | farming |
| Was the North for or against slavery? | against |
| Was the South for or against slavery? | for |
| Was the West for or against slavery? | against |
| What are internal improvements? | canals, roads, railroads--large projects developed by the government |
| In the Antebellum Period how did the South feel about internal improvements? | against |
| What two regions of the United States in the Antebellum Period favored internal improvements? | North and West |
| What kind of banks did the South and West support in the Antebellum Period? | State banks |
| What kind of bank did the North support in the Antebellum Period? | National Bank |
| Small and medium sized farmers tended to support what kind of bank in the Antebellum Period? | State Banks |
| Industries tended to support what kind of bank in the Antebellum Period? | National Bank |
| Why was the North against cheap western land? | Took immigrant labor away from industries as the immigrant sought land ownership in the West |
| What two region suppoted cheap western land during the Antebellum Period? | South and West |
| What is a tariff? | Tax on imports |
| What is meant by State's Rights? | Belief the state government is more powerful than the federal government |
| What region of the United States supported State's Rights during the Antebellum Period? | South |
| Why was the North made up of small farms? | rocky soil, narrow coastal plain, short growing season |
| What region of the United States in the Antebellum Period accounted for 2/3s of U. S. exports? | South |
| What region of the United States in the Antebellum Period lead the nation in railroad mileage? | North |
| What region of the United States in the Antebellum Period lead the country in steel and iron production? | North |
| What did Eli Whitney invent in 1793? | Cotton gin |
| What region benefited the most from the cotton gin? | South |
| What are textiles? | Cloth, rugs |
| What region in the Antebellum Period was best known for textile manufacturing? | North |
| In what region in the Antebellum Period did many people leave farms and move to the cities? | North |
| What are cash crops? | Crops raised to be sold |
| Name four cash crops of the Antebellum Period. | Cotton, tobacco, indigo, rice |
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