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Chapter 19 The United States Through Industrialism

Chapter 19 The United States Through Industrialism. NE = North Economy SE = South Economy NG = North Geography SG = South Geography NS = North Society SS = South Society NT = North Transportation ST = South Transportation. The North: Geography.

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Chapter 19 The United States Through Industrialism

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  1. Chapter 19The United States Through Industrialism

  2. NE = North Economy SE = South Economy • NG = North Geography SG = South Geography • NS = North Society SS = South Society • NT = North Transportation • ST = South Transportation

  3. The North: Geography • four distinct seasons • jagged New England coast with rocky soil • thick forests in New England • wide plains with rich soil in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey

  4. The North: Economy • economy based on manufacturing • steam-powered machinery • Unskilled laborers worked in factories. • The new reaper cut grain more efficiently than a man with a scythe.

  5. The North: Transportation • National Road • steamboats and clipper ships • Erie Canal • 20,000 miles of railroads

  6. The North: Society • Growing numbers lived in cities. • African Americans were free but not equal. • immigrants from Ireland and Germany

  7. The South: Geography • mild winters and hot, humid summers • coastal plains with swamps and marshes • rolling hills and mountain hollows • broad, flat rivers

  8. The South: Economy • economy based on agriculture small farms • Plantations used slaves to raise cash crops, especially cotton. • Tredegar Iron Works

  9. The South: Transportation • steam-powered riverboats • cotton shipped down the rivers • The Mississippi River was the mightiest southern river. • 10,000 miles of rail

  10. The South: Society • Rich planters lived in large mansions. • Some white farmers owned their own small farms. • Free African Americans worked as craftspeople, servants, and laborers. • Wealthy planters enslaved African Americans.

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