Regional Studies- Slavery Flashcards
(35 cards)
Nat Turner
Led a violent uprising of enslaved people in VA
Harriet Tubman
The most successful and famous underground railroad conductor
Francis Lowell
He created the Power Loom and set up a factory MA
Fredrick Douglass
An escaped slave that will discuss his experience and advocate for abolition
Eli Whitney
Invented the Cotton Gin which increased cotton production
How would you describe wealthy Northern homes?
Very Lavish
Who created the power loom and popularized the factory system?
Francis Lowell
What invention/s made farming easier?
The Steel Plow and the Tractor
What group fought for the interest of laborors?
Labor Unions
Where was the largest group of immigrants to the U.S. from, in the early 1800s?
Ireland
Where did the Irish immigrants primarily settle in the U.S.?
The North
Where was the second largest group of immigrants to the U.S. from, in the early 1800s?
Germany
What word means a system that cuts costs and increases output by relying on machines to help do everything under one roof?
Factory System
Was child labor used in the U.S. during the early 1800s?
Yes
In what region of the U.S. will settlers and immigrant farmers find prosperity?
The Midwest
What was the most important crop in the South during the early 1800s?
Cotton
What is the South’s economy based on?
Agriculture
What river will allow for trade to be more widespread?
The Mississippi River
What invention did Eli Whitney invent to make it easier to cultivate cotton?
The Cotton Gin
What did the cotton gin separate out of cotton?
The seeds
What is the time period before the Civil War called in the South?
Antebellum
What were the social centers in the South?
Churches
How did plantation owners spend their day?
They worked all day and kept busy
When were most field hands forced to work from?
From dawn to dusk
