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Ch 13 North and the

Ch 13 North and the South, Glenco

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clipper ships sailing ships with sleek hulls and tall sails clipped the amout of time in a long journey in half.
telegraph electric signals to transmit messages.
morse code transmitted message with dots and dashes
trade unions organizations of workers with the same trade,or skill
strikes refusing to work
prejudice unfair opinion not based on facts
discrimination unfair treatment of a group
famine extreme shortage of food
nativists people who oppossed to immigration
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin to help farmers remove seeds from cotton
capital money to invest in businesses
yeomen farmers who did not have slaves
tenant farmers farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent in cash or crops
fixed cost regular expenses such as housing and food
During the 1800s, advances in technology and transportation shaped the North's economy.
African Americans endured hardship and misery. They made no money and had no hope of freedom.
African Americans feared being sold to another planter and seperated from their loved ones.
The main economic goal for a large plantation was to earn profits.
In 1840 the US had 3,000 miles of train tracks. In 1860 it had 31,00 miles of train tracks.
The development of the first railroads in the US was small stretches of tracks connecting to rivers.
Mass production in factories began in New England in the early 1800s.
By 1860, the Northeast part of the US produced most of the country's manufactured goods.
Canals conected lakes and rivers to open new shipping routes for goods for trade.
The steel tipped plow was invented in 1837 by John Deere and made farming much easier.
Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper. Which harvested grain much faster than the hand held sickles.
Growing wheat became more profitable because of agricultural inventions.
The North was mostly industrialized while the South was mostly invested in agriculture.
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