G EOGRAPHY (19.2 and 19.3) Four distinct seasons Jagged New England coast with rocky soil Thick forests in New England Central plains with rich soil in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey provided the best agricultural soil in the world Mild winters and hot, humid summers Coastal plains with swamps and marshes Rolling hills and mountain hollows Broad, flat rivers Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South The SOUTH The NORTH

G EOGRAPHY Review Questions 1.The clearing away of forests is? 2.During the 1800s, the jagged New England coast was a great place for? 3.The Southern coast was ideal for growing sugarcane and rice because of its? Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South “deforestation” Shipbuilding, commerce, and fishing Swamps and marshes

The SOUTH The NORTH ECONOMY (19.4 and 19.5) Economy based on manufacturing “Industrial Revolution” Steam-powered machinery Unskilled laborers worked in factories The new reaper cut grain more efficiently than a man with a scythe By the 1840s, biggest business was railroads Economy based on agriculture Small farms Plantations used slaves to raise cash crops, especially cotton Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South

The SOUTH The NORTH ECONOMY (19.4 and 19.5) Economy based on manufacturing “Industrial Revolution” Steam-powered machinery Unskilled laborers worked in factories The new reaper cut grain more efficiently than a man with a scythe By the 1840s, biggest business was railroads Economy based on agriculture Small farms Plantations used slaves to raise cash crops, especially cotton Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South

E CONOMY Review Questions 1.The economy of the South was based on? 2.What was the impact of the cotton gin on the South? Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South Agriculture “agrarian” – favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests Made slavery more important to the South because increase amount of processed cotton by 50 times made slaves 50 times more valuable increased the demand for slaves

E CONOMY Review Questions 3.The Industrial Revolution created a shift from what to what? Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South Shift from handmade to machine made products Shift from man/animal power to machine power

T RANSPORTATION (19.6 and 19.7) Factory owners needed fast, inexpensive ways to deliver goods to distant customers National Road – connect new western states with the East Steamboats (Robert Fulton) and clipper ships Erie Canal 20,000 miles of railroad River travel main form of transportation Steam-powered riverboats Cotton shipped down the rivers The Mississippi River was the mightiest southern river 10,000 miles of rail Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South The SOUTH The NORTH

T RANSPORTATION Review Questions Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South 1.Why did the South oppose laws to provide federal money for internal improvements, such as roads and canals? 2.How were goods primarily transported in the South? 3.By 1850, what was the most efficient way to move goods in the North? Would benefit the North far more than the South By rivers, specifically steamboats Railroads

S OCIETY (19.8 and 19.9) Most Northerners still lived on farms Growing numbers lived in cities African Americans were free but not equal Immigrants from Ireland and Germany Rich planters lived in large mansions and were the top of society and most powerful Most white Southern families worked their own small farms/fields Free African Americans worked as craftspeople, servants, and laborers Wealthy planters enslaved African Americans Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South The SOUTH The NORTH

S OCIETY Review Questions 1.What two conditions in Northern Europe encouraged emigration between 1845 and 1860? 2.What was one reason U.S. immigrants settled in the North? 3.How did African Americans respond to racism in the North? Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South War and famine The North offered jobs in mills and factories They formed their own churches and businesses

Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South R EADING C HALLENGE Log On and open Google Chrome Go to the online textbook: teachtci.com Sign In (Student Sign In) Teacher – User Name – student id number Password – simons2015 On the Table of Contents – Go to Chapter 19 and select Reading Challenge (green circle with star)

Lesson 6-3: The Worlds of the North and the South Q UIZLET Log On and open Google Chrome Go to Quizlet: quizlet.com OR quizlet.com/class/ / Sign In (Google Account) School Google Account – Password – normal school log on password Select Simons – 8th Grade Social Studies Select: “Unit 6 – Chapter 19 – The Worlds of the North VOCAB” “Unit 6 – Chapter 19 – The Worlds of the North the South CONTENT”