Ch 14-4 & 15-1 Flashcards
Institution of slavery
they worked on agirculture on plantions.
Industry in the North-
factories, fishing, railroads, not many slaves at all
Cotton gin
a machine to get the cotton seeds out of the cotton. It was more efficient than by hand.
Southern economy vs. Northern economy-
northern economy was more based on machines and Southern economy was more based on slavery and agruculture.
South and selling cotton to Europe-
De facto popular cotton diplomacy stopped Southern cotton exports to the United Kingdom and Europe
Geographically where were most slaves sold from
West Africa
States of the Upper South-
north carolina, tennessee, virginia, west virginia, Kentucky, Maryland
States of the Deep South
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, Arkasaw
How did farmers and factory owners transport goods
natural waterways.
Credit
-giving somebody money ahead of time, that they will pay back later with interest
Legal
permitted by law
Literacy
the ability to read and write
Brief
short
Tenant Farmers
rented land form property owners. We’re poor.
Yeomen’s
farmer who owns a small farm.