Period 4 and a little period 5 Flashcards
(39 cards)
When was the industrial revoultion
1790s
What are some ways the industrial revolution changed the society of people
Moved from rural to urban cities, standard of living increased, increased fights with employers, Increased population rate and life expectancy, and higher crime rates
When was the first steamboat built
1807
What are the three “american System” items that Henry Clay focused on
Recreation of National Bank
Cut off of imports
Build roads to access trade, specifially turnpikes
When did, after the civil war, most immigrants come to America and who were they
Irish and Germany during the mid-1800s
What was the overall populations response to immigrants, what was the party called and when
They opposed immigrants, creating the Native American party also known as the Know-Nothing Party and they feared that they were stealing native workforce and take over the politics
1840-50
When was the Erie Canal created
1817
When was the first railroad built and what was it called
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad built in 1830
What was societies response to american railroads
Railroads started popping up all over america, they were the most conveninet source of transportation
What allowed coorperations to flourish into prosperity in the 1840’s
Government allowed charters to be secured by paying a fee and they had liability
What was the population and conditions of the urban labor force in the 1820s compared to the 1840s
1820s had a native population with good working conditions while the 1840s showed an immigrant population with a really bad working condition, wages declined
what did lower working conditions result in during the 1840’s
unions of men and women to rebel against the companies
What are some characteristics of middle class what year did it appear
around the 1840s where middle calss were fatter, owned single homes and have a diversified diet
How did the Market revolution affect womens roles
Middle class women were detatched from society as they became seen as caretakers to clean instead of economically providing on the farm. it also allowed for women to go more into their feminine sids
When did the shift occur in economic areas in the south and where did it shift to
By 1850 the southern economy of cotton shifted from upper to lower south
Why did the staple crop of the south switch to cotton before 1860
tobacco was too harsh on the land, rice needed much labour, and sugar was labourious
What is the Second Middle Passage and when was it
through 1800-1861 upper slaves were split from their families and sold to lower south plantations
What were farm owners who didn’t own slaves called
Yeoman Farmers
How many farmers did not own slaves
75% of farmers did not own slaves
What were the poorest whites called in the south
They were nicknamed crackers, poor-white trash and sandhillers
What was the myth of plantation owners and what was the reality
Myth: Wealthy plantation owners in the 1860s portrayed themselves as benevolent, noble aristocrats upholding a grand, genteel lifestyle. They emphasized honor, paternalism toward slaves, and a romanticized version of Southern life, rooted in tradition and chivalry.
Reality: In reality, plantation owners exploited enslaved labor for economic gain, and much of their wealth was tied to the harsh, dehumanizing system of slavery. The majority of white southerners did not live in luxury or own slaves, and the plantation elite’s lifestyle was sustained by extreme inequality.
what was the American South called and what did it mean
Peculiar Institution.
Many thought it was peculiar that there was still slavery in the South when almost everywhere else had abolished slavery
How did society portray the relationship between plantation owners and slaves
happy and good vives. Slaves were said to be treated very well, even though they were lazy workers
What determines the experience of a slave.
The strictness of a plantation owner determines how good of an experience slaves had, although they were all bad, some could be better than others
