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384
North and South
1820ndash1860Why It Matters
At the same time that national spirit and pride were growing throughout the country astrong sectional rivalry was also developing Both North and South wanted to further their
own economic and political interests
The Impact TodayDifferences still exist between the regions of the nation but are no longer as sharp Mass
communication and the migration of people from one region to another have lessenedthe differences
The American Journey Video The chapter 13 video ldquoYoung People of theSouthrdquo describes what life was like for children in the South
1820bull US population
reaches 10 million
1826bull The Last of
the Mohicanspublished
1834bull McCormick
reaper patented
1820bull Antarctica
discovered
1825bull Worldrsquos first public
railroad opens inEngland
Monroe1817ndash1825
1837bull Steel-tipped
plow invented
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JQ Adams1825ndash1829
Jackson1829ndash1837
Van Buren1837ndash1841
WH Harrison1841
1820 1830 1840
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1845bull Alexander Cartwright
sets rules for baseball
1860bull US population
climbs to over30 million
1848bull Revolution in
Austrian Empire
1859bull Darwinrsquos On the
Origin of Speciespublished
1857bull Sepoy Rebellion
begins in India
HISTORY
Chapter OverviewVisit tajglencoecom andclick on Chapter 13mdashChapter Overviews to pre-view chapter information
The Oliver Plantation by unknown artist During the mid-1800s plantations in southern Louisiana were entire communities in themselves
CHAPTER 13 North and South
Buchanan1857ndash1861
Tyler1841ndash1845
Polk1845ndash1849
Taylor1849ndash1850
Pierce1853ndash1857
Fillmore1850ndash1853
1845bull Beginning of Irish
potato famine
1850 1860
1849bull Thoreau writes
ldquoCivil Disobediencerdquo
Northern
SouthernEconomy amp People
Economy amp People
Step 1 Mark the midpoint of the side edge ofa sheet of paper
Step 2 Turn the paper and fold the outside edgesin to touch at the midpoint
Step 3 Turn and label your foldable as shown
Compare-and-Contrast Study FoldableMake this foldable to help you analyze thesimilarities and differences between thedevelopment of the North and the South
Reading and Writing As you read the chaptercollect and write information under theappropriate tab that will help you compareand contrast the people and economics of theNorthern and Southern states
Draw a markat the midpoint
1834Cyrus McCormickpatents reaper
1844Samuel Morse sendsfirst telegraph message
1846Elias Howe patentsa sewing machine
1860About 3000steamboats are operating
Main IdeaDuring the 1800s advances in tech-nology and transportation shaped theNorthrsquos economy
Key Termsclipper ship telegraph Morse code
Reading StrategyOrganizing Information As you readthe section re-create the diagrambelow and list examples of advancesin transportation and technology
Read to Learnbull how advances in technology
shaped the economy of the Northbull how new kinds of transportation
and communication spurred economic growth
Section ThemeEconomic Factors Advances in tech-nology and transportation shaped theNorthrsquos economy
The NorthrsquosEconomy
In the 1840s telegraph wires and railroads began to cross the nation But travelingby rail had its discomforts as writer Charles Dickens describes ldquo[T]here is a great dealof jolting a great deal of noise a great deal of wall not much window a locomotiveengine a shriek and a bell In the center of the carriage there is usually a stove which is for the most part red-hot It is insufferably close and you see the hot air flut-tering between yourself and any other object you may happen to look at like the ghostof smoke rdquo
Technology and IndustryIn 1800 most Americans worked on farms Items that could not be made at
home were manufacturedmdashby hand one at a timemdashby local blacksmiths shoe-makers and tailors By the early 1800s changes took place in the Northernstates Power-driven machinery performed many tasks that were once done byhand Industrialization and technology were changing the way Americansworked traveled and communicated
Samuel Morsersquos telegraph key
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Advances
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1830 1840 1850 1860
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IndustrializationThe industrialization of the North developed
in three phases In the first manufacturers madeproducts by dividing the tasks involved amongthe workers One worker would spin thread allday and another would weave clothmdashinstead ofhaving one person spin and then weave Duringthe second phase manufacturers built factories tobring specialized workers together This allowedproducts to be made more quickly than before
In the third phase factory workers usedmachinery to perform some of their work Manyof the new machines ran on waterpower orsteam power For example power-driven loomstook over the task of weaving The workerrsquos jobchanged from weaving to tending the machinewhich produced more fabric in less time
Mass production of cotton textiles began inNew England in the early 1800s After EliasHowe invented the sewing machine in 1846machine operators could produce clothing on alarge scale from fabrics made by machine Othertypes of industries developed during the sameperiod By 1860 the Northeastrsquos factories pro-duced at least two-thirds of the countryrsquos manu-factured goods
Improved TransportationImprovements in transportation contributed
to the success of many of Americarsquos new indus-tries Between 1800 and 1850 construction crewsbuilt thousands of miles of roads and canals Thecanals opened new shipping routes by connect-ing many lakes and rivers The growth of therailroads in the 1840s and 1850s also helped tospeed the flow of goods Inventor Robert Fultondemonstrated a reliable steamboat in 1807Steamboats carried goods and passengers morecheaply and quickly along inland waterwaysthan could flatboats or sail-powered vessels
In the 1840s canal builders began to widenand deepen canals to accommodate steamboatsBy 1860 about 3000 steamboats traveled themajor rivers and canals of the country as well asthe Great Lakes Steamboats spurred the growthof cities such as Cincinnati Buffalo and Chicago
In the 1840s sailing ships were improved Theclipper shipsmdashwith sleek hulls and tall sailsmdashwere the pride of the open seas They could sail300 miles per day as fast as most steamships ofthe day The ships got their name because theyldquoclippedrdquo time from long journeys Before theclippers the voyage from New York to GreatBritain took about 21 to 28 days A clipper shipcould usually make that trip in half the time
A clipper ship the Flying Cloudset a new record by sailing fromNew York to California in lessthan 90 days How did clipperships get their name
History
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Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington DC
Richmond
Wilmington
Charleston
SavannahMontgomery
Jackson
Atlanta
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Jackson
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
La Crosse
LouisvilleSt Louis
QuincySt Joseph
CairoLynchburg
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
ClevelandToledo
Indianapolis
Chicago
Detroit
Albany
Hamburg
Ohio R
Mis
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In 1833 the 136-mile Charlestonand Hamburg line was the longestrailroad in the world
Trains clipped along at 20 to 30miles per hour by 1860
Americans loved their railroads in spite of irregular schedules frequent breakdowns and being showered with sparks from the locomotives
A Railway NetworkIn 1840 the United States had almost 3000
miles of railroad track By 1860 it had almost31000 miles mostly in the North and the Midwest One railway linked New York Cityand Buffalo Another connected Philadelphiaand Pittsburgh Yet another linked Baltimorewith Wheeling Virginia (now West Virginia)
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Shippers could send large quantities of goods faster over railroads than they could over earlier canal river and wagonroutes1 Location To what westernmost city did the railroads
extend by 18602 Location What cities might a train traveler pass through
on a trip from Chicago to New Orleans
LocomotivesThe development of railroads in the United
States began with short stretches of tracks thatconnected mines with nearby rivers Early trainswere pulled by horses rather than by locomotivesThe first steam-powered passenger locomotivethe Rocket began operating in Britain in 1829
Peter Cooper designed and built the firstAmerican steam locomotive in 1830 Called theTom Thumb it got off to a bad start In a raceagainst a horse-drawn train in Baltimore the TomThumbrsquos engine failed Engineers soon improvedthe engine and within 10 years steam locomo-tives were pulling trains in the United States
Major Railroads 1860
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Railway builders connected these easternlines to lines being built farther west in OhioIndiana and Illinois By 1860 a network of rail-road track united the Midwest and the East
Moving Goods and PeopleAlong with canals the railways transformed
trade in the nationrsquos interior The changes beganwith the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 andthe first railroads of the 1830s Before this timeagricultural goods were carried down the Mis-sissippi River to New Orleans and then shippedto other countries or to the East Coast of theUnited States
The development of the east-west canal andthe rail network allowed grain livestock anddairy products to move directly from the Mid-west to the East Because goods now traveledfaster and more cheaply manufacturers in theEast could offer them at lower prices
The railroads also played an important rolein the settlement and industrialization of theMidwest Fast affordable train travel broughtpeople into Ohio Indiana and Illinois As thepopulations of these states grew new townsand industries developed
Faster CommunicationThe growth of industry and the new pace of
travel created a need for faster methods of com-munication The telegraphmdashan apparatus thatused electric signals to transmit messagesmdashfilled that need
Samuel Morse an American inventor hadbeen seeking support for a system of telegraphlines On May 24 1844 Morse got the chance todemonstrate that he could send messagesinstantly along wires As a crowd in the US cap-ital watched Morse tapped in the words ldquoWhathath God wroughtrdquo A few moments later thetelegraph operator in Baltimore sent the samemessage back in reply The telegraph workedSoon telegraph messages were flashing back andforth between Washington and Baltimore
Morse transmitted his message in Morsecode a series of dots and dashes representingthe letters of the alphabet A skilled Morse codeoperator could rapidly tap out words in the dot-and-dash alphabet Americans adopted the tele-graph eagerly A British visitor marveled at thespeed with which Americans formed telegraphcompanies and erected telegraph lines Ameri-cans he wrote were driven to ldquoannihilate [wipeout] distancerdquo in their vast country By 1852 theUnited States was operating about 23000 milesof telegraph lines
Explaining How did canals and rail-ways change transportation
Samuel Morse
The defeat of the train Tom Thumb in 1830 did not meanthe end of the steam engine The first successful use of asteam locomotive in the United States took place in SouthCarolina in 1831 In 1860 which regions of the UnitedStates had the most miles of railroad track
History
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Checking for Understanding1 Key Terms Use each of these terms
in a sentence that will help explain itsmeaning clipper ship telegraphMorse code
2 Reviewing Facts Identify anddescribe the three phases of industri-alization in the North
Reviewing Themes3 Economic Factors How did improve-
ments in transportation affect theprice of goods
Critical Thinking4 Determining Cause and Effect How
did the steel-tipped plow aid settlerson the Great Plains
5 Analyzing Consequences Howmight failure to improve transporta-tion have affected the economic andsocial development of the nation Re-create the diagram below and listthe possible effects
Analyzing Visuals6 Geography Skills Study the map on
page 388 then answer this questionThrough what two cities in Missis-sippi did major rail lines pass
AgricultureThe railroads gave farmers access to new
markets to sell their products Advances in tech-nology allowed farmers to greatly increase thesize of the harvest they produced
In the early 1800s few farmers had venturedinto the treeless Great Plains west of MissouriIowa and Minnesota Even areas of mixed forestand prairie west of Ohio and Kentucky seemedtoo difficult for farming Settlers worried thattheir wooden plows could not break the prairiersquosmatted sod and that the soil was not fertile
Revolution in AgricultureThree revolutionary inventions of the 1830s
changed farming methods and encouraged set-tlers to cultivate larger areas of the West Onewas the steel-tipped plow that John Deereinvented in 1837 Far sturdier than the woodenplow Deerersquos plow easily cut through the hard-packed sod of the prairies Equally importantwas the mechanical reaper which sped up theharvesting of wheat and the thresher whichquickly separated the grain from the stalk
McCormickrsquos ReaperBorn on a Virginia farm Cyrus McCormick
became interested in machines that wouldease the burden of farmwork After years of
tinkering McCormick designed and con-structed the mechanical reaper and made a fortune manufacturing and selling it
For hundreds of years farmers had harvestedgrain with handheld sickles McCormickrsquosreaper could harvest grain much faster than ahand-operated sickle Because farmers couldharvest wheat so quickly they began plantingmore of it Growing wheat became profitable
McCormickrsquos reaper ensured that raisingwheat would remain the main economic activityin the Midwestern prairies New machines andrailroads helped farmers plant more acres inldquocashrdquo cropsmdashcrops planted strictly for saleMidwestern farmers began growing more wheatand shipping it east by train and canal bargeFarmers in the Northeast and Middle Atlanticstates increased their production of fruits andvegetables that grew well in Eastern soils
Despite improvements in agriculture how-ever the North turned away from farming andincreasingly toward industry It was difficultmaking a living farming the rocky soil of NewEngland but industry flourished in the areaThe number of people who worked in factoriescontinued to risemdashand so did problems con-nected with factory labor
Identifying What innovation spedthe harvesting of wheat
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Math Research the number ofacres of wheat harvested in theUnited States before and afterMcCormick introduced his reaperThen create a chart or graph toillustrate your findings
Effects
Social Economic
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Main IdeaMany cities grew tremendously duringthis period
Key Termstrade union strike prejudice discrimination famine nativist
Reading StrategyDetermining Cause and Effect Asyou read the section re-create thediagram below and list two reasonsfor the growth of cities
Read to Learnbull how working conditions in indus-
tries changedbull how immigration affected American
economic political and cultural life
Section ThemeGeography and History Growth ofindustry and an increase in immigra-tion changed the North
The Northrsquos People
CHAPTER 13 North and South
1827Freedomrsquos Journal first African American newspaper is published
1833The General TradesUnion of New York isformed
1854American Party(Know-Nothings)forms
1860Population of NewYork City passes800000
ldquoAt first the hours seemed very long but I was so interested in learning that Iendured it very well when I went out at night the sound of the mill was in my earsrdquo aNorthern mill worker wrote in 1844 The worker compared the noise of the cotton millto the ceaseless deafening roar of Niagara Falls The roar of machinery was only onefeature of factory life workers had to adjust to Industrialization created new challengesfor the men women and children who worked in the nationrsquos factories
Northern FactoriesBetween 1820 and 1860 more and more of Americarsquos manufacturing shifted
to mills and factories Machines took over many of the production tasks In the early 1800s in the mills established in Lowell Massachusetts the
entire production process was brought together under one roofmdashsetting up thefactory system In addition to textiles and clothing factories now produced suchitems as shoes watches guns sewing machines and agricultural machinery
12-year-old factory worker
Growth ofcities
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Working ConditionsAs the factory system developed working
conditions worsened Factory owners wantedtheir employees to work longer hours in orderto produce more goods By 1840 factory work-ers averaged 114 hours a day As the workdaygrew longer on-the-job accidents became moreand more common
Factory work involved many dangerous con-ditions For example the long leather belts thatconnected the machines to the factoryrsquos water-powered driveshaft had no protective shieldsWorkers often suffered injuries such as lost fin-gers and broken bones from the rapidly spin-ning belts Young children working onmachines with powerful moving parts wereespecially at risk
Workers often labored under unpleasant con-ditions In the summer factories were miserablyhot and stifling The machines gave off heat and
air-conditioning had not yet been invented Inthe winter workers suffered because most facto-ries had no heating
Factory owners often showed more concernfor profits than for the comfort and safety oftheir employees Employers knew they couldeasily replace an unhappy worker with someoneelse eager for a job No laws existed to regulateworking conditions or to protect workers
Attempts to OrganizeBy the 1830s workers began organizing to
improve working conditions Fearing thegrowth of the factory system skilled workershad formed trade unionsmdashorganizations ofworkers with the same trade or skill Steadilydeteriorating working conditions led unskilledworkers to organize as well
In the mid-1830s skilled workers in New YorkCity staged a series of strikes refusing to workin order to put pressure on employers Workerswanted higher wages and to limit their workdayto 10 hours Groups of skilled workers formedthe General Trades Union of New York
In the early 1800s going on strike was illegalStriking workers could be punished by the lawor they could be fired from their jobs In 1842 aMassachusetts court ruled that workers did havethe right to strike It would be many years how-ever before workers received other legal rights
African American WorkersSlavery had largely disappeared from
the North by the 1830s However racialprejudicemdashan unfair opinion not based onfactsmdashand discriminationmdashunfair treatmentof a groupmdashremained in Northern states Forexample in 1821 New York eliminated therequirement that white men had to own prop-erty in order to votemdashyet few African Ameri-cans were allowed to vote Both Rhode Islandand Pennsylvania passed laws prohibiting freeAfrican Americans from voting
Most communities would not allow freeAfrican Americans to attend public schools andbarred them from public facilities as well OftenAfrican Americans were forced into segregatedor separate schools and hospitals
Young Man in White Apron by John Mackie Falconer The artist of this painting was known forhis watercolors depicting New York City workerssuch as this African American clerk How did prejudice affect the lives of African Americansin the North
History Through Art
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A few African Americans rose in the businessworld Henry Boyd owned a furniture manufac-turing company in Cincinnati Ohio In 1827Samuel Cornish and John B Russwurmfounded Freedomrsquos Journal the first AfricanAmerican newspaper in New York City In 1845Macon B Allen became the first African Ameri-can licensed to practice law in the United StatesThe overwhelming majority of African Ameri-cans however were extremely poor
Women WorkersWomen had played a major role in the devel-
oping mill and factory systems Howeveremployers discriminated against women pay-ing them less than male workers When menbegan to form unions they excluded womenMale workers wanted women kept out of theworkplace so that more jobs would be availablefor men
Some female workers attempted to organizein the 1830s and 1840s In Massachusetts theLowell Female Labor Reform Organizationfounded by a weaver named Sarah G Bagleypetitioned the state legislature for a 10-hourworkday in 1845 Because most of the petitionrsquossigners were women the legislature did not con-sider the petition
Most of the early efforts by women to achieveequality and justice in the workplace failed Theypaved the way however for later movements tocorrect the injustices against female workers
Describing How did conditions forworkers change as the factory system developed
The Rise of CitiesThe growth of factories went hand in hand
with the growth of Northern cities People look-ing for work flocked to the cities where most ofthe factories were located The population of NewYork City the nationrsquos largest city passed 800000and Philadelphia more than 500000 in 1860
Between 1820 and 1840 communities that hadbeen small villages became major cities includingSt Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati and LouisvilleAll of them profited from their location on the
Mississippi River or one of the riverrsquos branchesThese cities became centers of the growing tradethat connected the farmers of the Midwest withthe cities of the Northeast After 1830 the GreatLakes became a center for shipping creatingmajor new urban centers These centers includedBuffalo Detroit Milwaukee and Chicago
ImmigrationImmigrationmdashthe movement of people into a
countrymdashto the United States increased dramat-ically between 1840 and 1860 American manu-facturers welcomed the tide of immigrantsmany of whom were willing to work for longhours and for low pay
The largest group of immigrants to the UnitedStates at this time traveled across the Atlanticfrom Ireland Between 1846 and 1860 more than15 million Irish immigrants arrived in the coun-try settling mostly in the Northeast
The Irish migration to the United States wasbrought on by a terrible potato famine Afamine is an extreme shortage of food Potatoeswere the main part of the Irish diet When a dev-astating blight or disease destroyed Irishpotato crops in the 1840s starvation struck thecountry More than one million people died
Although most of the immigrants had beenfarmers in Ireland they were too poor to buyland in the United States For this reason manyIrish immigrants took low-paying factory jobs in
Cities grow along fall lines A ldquofall linerdquo is the boundarybetween an upland region and a lower region whererivers and streams move down over rapids or waterfallsto the lower region Cities sprang up along fall lines for anumber of reasons Boats could not travel beyond thefall line so travelers and merchants had to transfer theirgoods to other forms of transportation there Early man-ufacturers also took advantage of the falls to powertheir mills Fall-line cities include Richmond VirginiaTrenton New Jersey and Augusta Georgia
Growth of Cities
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Ireland 35
Sources of US ImmigrationAnnual Immigration 1820ndash1860
1820ndash1840
1841ndash1860
All othernations 29
Great Britain14 Germany
22
Great Britain16
Ireland 39
Germany32
All othernations 13
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thou
sand
s)
0
100
200
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400
Year1830 1840 1850 1860
Immigration to the United States increaseddramatically between 1820 and 1860
1 Identifying Which country provided themost immigrants between 1840 and 1860
2 Analyzing information From the graphin which years did immigration surpass100000
Northern cities The men who came from Irelandworked in factories or performed manual laborsuch as working on the railroads The womenwho accounted for almost half of the immi-grants became servants and factory workers
The second-largest group of immigrants in theUnited States between 1820 and 1860 came fromGermany Some sought work and opportunityOthers had left their homes because of the failureof a democratic revolution in Germany in 1848
Between 1848 and 1860 more than one million German immigrantsmdashmany in familygroupsmdashsettled in the United States Manyarrived with enough money to buy farms oropen their own businesses They prospered in
many parts of the country founding their owncommunities and self-help organizations SomeGerman immigrants settled in New York andPennsylvania but many moved to the Midwestand the western territories
The Impact of ImmigrationThe immigrants who came to the United
States between 1820 and 1860 changed the character of the country These people broughttheir languages customs religions and ways of
394 CHAPTER 13 North and South
ImmigrationNewcomers came to America from many
different countries in the mid-1800s butthe overwhelming majority came from Ireland and Germany
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Geographic Patterns Study thegraphs on page 394 Create a quizfor your classmates based on thegeographic patterns of immigrationto the US as shown on the graphsTrade quizzes with a classmate andanswer those questions
life with them some of which filtered intoAmerican culture
Before the early 1800s the majority of immi-grants to America had been either Protestantsfrom Great Britain or Africans brought forciblyto America as slaves At the time the countryhad relatively few Catholics and most of theselived around Baltimore New Orleans and StAugustine Most of the Irish immigrants andabout one-half of the German immigrants wereRoman Catholics
Many Catholic immigrants settled in cities ofthe Northeast The Church gave the newcomersmore than a source of spiritual guidance It alsoprovided a center for the community life of theimmigrants
The German immigrants brought their lan-guage as well as their religion When they settled they lived in their own communitiesfounded German-language publications andestablished musical societies
Immigrants Face PrejudiceIn the 1830s and 1840s anti-immigrant
feelings rose Some Americans feared that immigrants were changing the character of theUnited States too much
People opposed to immigration were knownas nativists because they felt that immigrationthreatened the future of ldquonativerdquomdashAmerican-
bornmdashcitizens Some nativists accused immi-grants of taking jobs from ldquorealrdquo Americans andwere angry that immigrants would work forlower wages Others accused the newcomers ofbringing crime and disease to American citiesImmigrants who lived in crowded slums servedas likely targets of this kind of prejudice
The Know-Nothing PartyThe nativists formed secret anti-Catholic soci-
eties and in the 1850s they joined to form a newpolitical party the American Party Becausemembers of nativist groups often answeredquestions about their organization with thestatement ldquoI know nothingrdquo their party came tobe known as the Know-Nothing Party
The Know-Nothings called for stricter citizen-ship lawsmdashextending the immigrantsrsquo waitingperiod for citizenship from 5 to 21 yearsmdashandwanted to ban foreign-born citizens from hold-ing office
In the mid-1850s the Know-Nothing move-ment split into a Northern branch and a Southern branch over the question of slavery Atthis time the slavery issue was also dividing theNorthern and Southern states of the nation
Identifying What two nations pro-vided the largest number of immigrants to the United Statesduring this era
EffectWorkers organizeCause
Cause
Cause
Checking for Understanding1 Key Terms Use each of these terms
in a complete sentence that will helpexplain its meaning trade unionstrike prejudice discriminationfamine nativist
2 Reviewing Facts What was thenationrsquos largest city in 1860
Reviewing Themes3 Geography and History How did
German and Irish immigrants differin where they settled
Critical Thinking4 Making Inferences How do you
think nativists would have defined aldquorealrdquo American
5 Determining Cause and EffectRe-create the diagram below and list reasons workers formed laborunions
Analyzing Visuals6 Graph Skills Study the graphs on
page 394 What country providedabout 1 out of every 4 immigrantsto the US between 1820 and 1840
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Reading a Circle GraphWhy Learn This Skill
Have you ever watched someonedish out pieces of pie When the pieis cut evenly everybody gets thesame size slice If one slice is cut alittle larger however someone elsegets a smaller piece A circlegraph is like a pie cut in slicesOften a circle graph is called a pie chart
Learning the SkillIn a circle graph the complete
circle represents a whole groupmdashor 100 percent The circle isdivided into ldquoslicesrdquo or wedge-shaped sections representing partsof the whole
The size of each slice is deter-mined by the percentage it represents
To read a circle graph follow these stepsbull Study the labels or key to determine what the
parts or ldquoslicesrdquo representbull Compare the parts of the graph to draw conclu-
sions about the subjectbull When two or more circle graphs appear together
read their titles and labels Then compare thegraphs for similarities and differences
Practicing the SkillRead the graphs on this page Then answer the fol-lowing questions
1 What do the four graphs represent
2 What percentage of workers were in agriculturein 1840 In 1870
3 During what decade did the percentage of work-ers in manufacturing increase the most
4 What can you conclude from the graphs aboutthe relationship between manufacturing andagricultural workers from 1840 to 1870
Social StudiesSocial Studies
Applying the SkillReading a Circle Graph Find a circle graphrelated to the economy in a newspaper or maga-zine Compare its sections Then draw a conclusionabout the economy
Glencoersquos Skillbuilder InteractiveWorkbook CD-ROM Level 1 providesinstruction and practice in key social studies skills
Agricultural and Nonagricultural Workers 1840ndash1870
1840 1850
1860 1870
Agricultural Manufacturing Other
Source Historical Statistics of the United States
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Main IdeaCotton was vital to the economy ofthe South
Key Termscotton gin capital
Reading StrategyComparing As you read the sectionre-create the diagram In the ovalsgive reasons why cotton productiongrew while industrial growth wasslower
Read to Learnbull how settlement expanded in the
Southbull why the economy of the South
relied on agriculture
Section ThemeScience and Technology Technol-ogy a favorable climate and risingdemand led to the cotton boom in theDeep South
Southern Cotton Kingdom
CHAPTER 13 North and South
1793Eli Whitney inventscotton gin
1800sRemoval of Native Americans spursexpansion of cotton production
1860The South remains largely ruraland dependent on cotton
Cotton was ldquokingrdquo in the South before 1860 ldquoLook which way you will you see itand see it movingrdquo wrote a visitor to Mobile Alabama ldquoKeel boats ships brigsschooners wharves stores and press-houses all appeared to be fullrdquo Cotton was also the main topic of conversation ldquoI believe that in the three days that I was there I must have heard the word cotton pronounced more than 3000 timesrdquo
Rise of the Cotton KingdomIn 1790 the South seemed to be an underdeveloped agricultural region with
little prospect for future growth Most Southerners lived along the Atlantic coastin Maryland Virginia and North Carolina in what came to be known as theUpper South
By 1850 the South had changed Its population had spread inland to the statesof the Deep SouthmdashGeorgia South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisianaand Texas The economy of the South was thriving Slavery which had disap-peared from the North grew stronger than ever in the South
Cotton production Industry
Stem of cotton
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1780 1800 1820 1840 1860
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Cotton Rules the Deep SouthIn colonial times rice indigo and tobacco
made up the Southrsquos main crops After theAmerican Revolution demand for these cropsdecreased European mills however wantedSouthern cotton But cotton took time and laborto produce After harvest workers had topainstakingly separate the plantrsquos sticky seedsfrom the cotton fibers
Cotton production was revolutionized whenEli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793 Thecotton gin was a machine that removed seeds
from cotton fibers dramatically increasing theamount of cotton that could be processed A worker could clean 50 pounds of cotton a daywith the machinemdashinstead of 1 pound by handFurthermore the gin was small enough for oneperson to carry from place to place
Whitneyrsquos invention had important conse-quences The cotton gin led to the demand formore workers Because the cotton gin processedcotton fibers so quickly farmers wanted to growmore cotton Many Southern planters relied onslave labor to plant and pick the cotton
1800 1820
1840 1860Source Historical Statistics of the United States
71
32
Cotton production as apercentage of US exports
575516
1 Human-Environment Interaction What statesincluded areas that produced more than 45 bales of cottonper square mile
2 Human-Environment Interaction Describe thechanges in South Carolinas areas of cotton production from1820 to 1860
398 CHAPTER 13 North and South
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MISSALA
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GEORGIA
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VIRGINIA
KENTUCKY
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TENN NC
VIRGINIA
KENTUCKY
Area produces up to 45 bales per square mile
Area produces more than45 bales per square mile
Area produces up to45 bales per square mile
Cotton Production 1820ndash1860
1820 1860
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By 1860 the economies of the Deep South andthe Upper South had developed in differentways Both parts of the South were agriculturalbut the Upper South still produced tobaccohemp wheat and vegetables The Deep Southwas committed to cotton and in some areas to rice and sugarcane
The value of enslaved people increasedbecause of their key role in producing cottonand sugar The Upper South became a center forthe sale and transport of enslaved peoplethroughout the region
Describing What effect did the cotton gin have on the Southrsquos economy
Industry in the SouthThe economy of the South prospered between
1820 and 1860 Unlike the industrial North however the South remained overwhelminglyrural and its economy became increasingly dif-ferent from the Northern economy The South
accounted for a small percentage of the nationrsquosmanufacturing value by 1860 In fact the entireSouth had a lower value of manufactured goodsthan the state of Pennsylvania
Barriers to IndustryWhy was there little industry in the South
One reason was the boom in cotton salesBecause agriculture was so profitable Southern-ers remained committed to farming rather thanstarting new businesses
Another stumbling block was the lack ofcapitalmdashmoney to invest in businessesmdashin theSouth To develop industries required moneybut many Southerners had their wealth investedin land and slaves Planters would have had tosell slaves to raise the money to build factoriesMost wealthy Southerners were unwilling to dothis They believed that an economy based oncotton and slavery would continue to prosper
In addition the market for manufacturedgoods in the South was smaller than it was in the North A large portion of the Southern
The Cotton GinIn 1793 Eli Whitney visitedCatherine Greene a Georgiaplantation owner She askedhim to build a device thatremoved the seeds from cot-ton pods Whitney called themachine the cotton ginmdashrdquoginrdquo being short for engineHow did the invention ofthe cotton gin affect slavery
Cotton bolls aredumped into thehopper
Slots in the grateallow the cotton but not its seeds to pass through
1 2
3
A second cylinder with brushes pulls the cotton off the toothed cylinder and sends it out of the gin
4
grate
hopper
crank
brushes
A hand crank turns a cylinder with wire teeth
The teeth pull the cotton past a grate
1
2
cylinder2
3
4Eli Whitney
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population consisted of enslaved people with nomoney to buy merchandise So the limited localmarket discouraged industries from developing
Yet another reason for the lack of industry isthat some Southerners did not want industry toflourish there One Texas politician summed upthe Southernersrsquo point of view this way
ldquoWe want no manufactures we desire notrading no mechanical or manufacturingclasses As long as we have our rice our sugarour tobacco and our cotton we can commandwealth to purchase all we wantrdquo
Southern FactoriesWhile most Southerners felt confident about
the future of the cotton economy some leaderswanted to develop industry in the region Theyargued that by remaining committed to cottonproduction the South was becoming dependenton the North for manufactured goods TheseSoutherners also argued that factories wouldrevive the economy of the Upper South whichwas less prosperous than the cotton states
One Southerner who shared this view wasWilliam Gregg a merchant from CharlestonSouth Carolina After touring New Englandrsquostextile mills in 1844 Gregg opened his own tex-tile factory in South Carolina
In Richmond Virginia Joseph Reid Ander-son took over the Tredegar Iron Works in the1840s and made it one of the nationrsquos leadingproducers of iron Years later during the CivilWar Tredegar provided artillery and other ironproducts for the Southern forces
The industries that Gregg and Anderson builtstood as the exception rather than the rule in theSouth In 1860 the region remained largely ruraland dependent on cotton
Southern TransportationNatural waterways provided the chief means
for transporting goods in the South Most townswere located on the seacoast or along riversThere were few canals and roads were poor
Like the North the South also built railroadsbut to a lesser extent Southern rail lines wereshort local and did not connect all parts of theregion in a network As a result Southern citiesgrew more slowly than cities in the North andMidwest where railways provided the majorroutes of commerce and settlement By 1860only about one-third of the nationrsquos rail lines laywithin the South The railway shortage wouldhave devastating consequences for the Southduring the Civil War
Explaining What is capital Why isit important for economic growth
Agriculture
Upper South Deep South
Informative Writing Research andwrite a report on a machine mentionedin the chaptermdashperhaps the steam-boat or another steam-driven machineBe sure to use correct spelling and gram-mar Illustrate your report if you wish
Checking for Understanding
1 Key Terms Use each of these termsin a sentence that will help explain itsmeaning cotton gin capital
2 Reviewing Facts How did the lack of capital affect industrial growth
Reviewing Themes
3 Science and Technology Why didthe invention of the cotton ginincrease the demand for enslavedAfricans
Critical Thinking
4 Predicting Consequences If slaveryhad been outlawed how do youthink it would have affected theSouthrsquos economy
5 Comparing Re-create the diagrambelow Describe the differences inagriculture addressed in the textbetween the Upper South and theDeep South
Analyzing Visuals
6 Geography Skills Look at the mapsand the graphs on page 398 Whatarea of Florida specialized in cottonDid cotton make up more than 50percent of US exports in 1820
400 CHAPTER 13 North and South
population consisted of enslaved people with nomoney to buy merchandise So the limited localmarket discouraged industries from developing
Yet another reason for the lack of industry isthat some Southerners did not want industry toflourish there One Texas politician summed upthe Southernersrsquo point of view this way
ldquoWe want no manufactures we desire notrading no mechanical or manufacturingclasses As long as we have our rice our sugarour tobacco and our cotton we can commandwealth to purchase all we wantrdquo
Southern FactoriesWhile most Southerners felt confident about
the future of the cotton economy some leaderswanted to develop industry in the region Theyargued that by remaining committed to cottonproduction the South was becoming dependenton the North for manufactured goods TheseSoutherners also argued that factories wouldrevive the economy of the Upper South whichwas less prosperous than the cotton states
One Southerner who shared this view wasWilliam Gregg a merchant from CharlestonSouth Carolina After touring New Englandrsquostextile mills in 1844 Gregg opened his own tex-tile factory in South Carolina
In Richmond Virginia Joseph Reid Ander-son took over the Tredegar Iron Works in the1840s and made it one of the nationrsquos leadingproducers of iron Years later during the CivilWar Tredegar provided artillery and other ironproducts for the Southern forces
The industries that Gregg and Anderson builtstood as the exception rather than the rule in theSouth In 1860 the region remained largely ruraland dependent on cotton
Southern TransportationNatural waterways provided the chief means
for transporting goods in the South Most townswere located on the seacoast or along riversThere were few canals and roads were poor
Like the North the South also built railroadsbut to a lesser extent Southern rail lines wereshort local and did not connect all parts of theregion in a network As a result Southern citiesgrew more slowly than cities in the North andMidwest where railways provided the majorroutes of commerce and settlement By 1860only about one-third of the nationrsquos rail lines laywithin the South The railway shortage wouldhave devastating consequences for the Southduring the Civil War
Explaining What is capital Why isit important for economic growth
Agriculture
Upper South Deep South
Informative Writing Research andwrite a report on a machine mentionedin the chaptermdashperhaps the steam-boat or another steam-driven machineBe sure to use correct spelling and gram-mar Illustrate your report if you wish
Checking for Understanding
1 Key Terms Use each of these termsin a sentence that will help explain itsmeaning cotton gin capital
2 Reviewing Facts How did the lack of capital affect industrial growth
Reviewing Themes
3 Science and Technology Why didthe invention of the cotton ginincrease the demand for enslavedAfricans
Critical Thinking
4 Predicting Consequences If slaveryhad been outlawed how do youthink it would have affected theSouthrsquos economy
5 Comparing Re-create the diagrambelow Describe the differences inagriculture addressed in the textbetween the Upper South and theDeep South
Analyzing Visuals
6 Geography Skills Look at the mapsand the graphs on page 398 Whatarea of Florida specialized in cottonDid cotton make up more than 50percent of US exports in 1820
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Main IdeaThe Southrsquos population consisted ofwealthy slaveholding planters smallfarmers poor whites and enslavedAfrican Americans
Key Termsyeoman tenant farmer fixed costcredit overseer spiritual slave code
Reading StrategyOrganizing Information As you readthe section re-create the diagrambelow and describe the work that wasdone on Southern plantations
Read to Learnbull about the way of life on Southern
plantationsbull how enslaved workers maintained
strong family and cultural ties
Section ThemeCulture and Traditions Most of thepeople in the South worked in agri-culture in the first half of the 1800s
The SouthrsquosPeople
CHAPTER 13 North and South
1808Congress outlaws theslave trade
1831Nat Turner leadsrebellion in Virginia
1859Arkansas orders freeblacks to leave
1860Population of Baltimorereaches 212000
Planters gathered in the bright Savannah sunshine They were asked to bid on astrong slave who could plow their fields Fear and grief clouded the enslaved manrsquosface because he had been forced to leave his wife and children Later he wrote this let-ter ldquoMy Dear wife I [write] with much regret to inform you that I am Sold to a man
by the name of Peterson Give my love to my father and mother and tellthem good Bye for me And if we Shall not meet in this world I hope to meet in
heaven My Dear wife for you and my Children my pen cannot express the[grief] I feel to be parted from you allrdquo
Small FarmsPopular novels and films often portray the South before 1860 as a land of
stately plantations owned by rich white slaveholders In reality most whiteSoutherners were either small farmers without slaves or planters with a hand-ful of slaves Only a few planters could afford the many enslaved Africans and
Preview of Events
Guide to Reading
1800 1820 1840 1860
Working on a plantation
Plow
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the lavish mansions shown in fictional accountsof the Old South Most white Southerners fit intoone of four categories yeomen tenant farmersthe rural poor or plantation owners
Small Farmers and the Rural PoorThe farmers who did not have slavesmdash
yeomenmdashmade up the largest group of whitesin the South Most yeomen owned landAlthough they lived throughout the region theywere most numerous in the Upper South and inthe hilly rural areas of the Deep South wherethe land was unsuited to large plantations
A yeomanrsquos farm usually ranged from 50 to200 acres Yeomen grew crops both for their ownuse and to sell and they often traded their pro-duce to local merchants and workers for goodsand services
Most Southern whites did not live in elegantmansions or on large plantations They lived infar simpler homes though the structure of theirhomes changed over time In the early 1800smany lived in cottages built of wood and plasterwith thatched roofs Later many lived in one-story frame houses or log cabins
Not all Southern whites owned land Somerented land or worked as tenant farmers onlandlordsrsquo estates Othersmdashthe rural poormdashlivedin crude cabins in wooded areas where they could
clear a few trees plant some corn and keep a hogor a cow They also fished and hunted for food
The poor people of the rural South were stub-bornly independent They refused to take anyjob that resembled the work of enslaved peopleAlthough looked down on by other whites therural poor were proud of being self-sufficient
Identifying What group made upthe largest number of whites in the South
PlantationsA large plantation might cover several thou-
sand acres Well-to-do plantation owners usu-ally lived in comfortable but not luxuriousfarmhouses They measured their wealth partlyby the number of enslaved people they con-trolled and partly by such possessions as homesfurnishings and clothing A small group ofplantation ownersmdashabout 4 percentmdashheld 20 ormore slaves in 1860 The large majority of slave-holders held fewer than 10 enslaved workers
A few free African Americans possessedslaves The Metoyer family of Louisiana ownedthousands of acres of land and more than 400slaves Most often these slaveholders were freeAfrican Americans who purchased their ownfamily members in order to free them
Wealthy Southerners pose for the camera in frontof an elegant plantation home What were theduties of the wife of a plantation owner
History
Atlanta Georgia business street c 1860
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African Americans WhitesEnslaved Slaveholders
Free Not slaveholders
1732
49
WhitesAfrican Americans
2
Southern Population 1860
Total population = 12 million
In 1860 about 400000 households in the South held slavesNearly 4 million African Americans remained in slavery
African Americans WhitesEnslaved Slaveholders
Free Not slaveholders
403CHAPTER 13 North and South
EconomicsPlantation Owners
The main economic goal for large plantationowners was to earn profits Such plantationshad fixed costsmdashregular expenses such as hous-ing and feeding workers and maintaining cottongins and other equipment Fixed costs remainedabout the same year after year
Cotton prices however varied from season toseason depending on the market To receive thebest prices planters sold their cotton to agentsin cities such as New Orleans CharlestonMobile and Savannah The cotton exchanges ortrade centers in Southern cities were of vitalimportance to those involved in the cotton econ-omy The agents of the exchanges extendedcreditmdasha form of loanmdashto the planters and heldthe cotton for several months until the pricerose Then the agents sold the cotton This sys-tem kept the planters always in debt becausethey did not receive payment for their cottonuntil the agents sold it
Plantation WivesThe wife of a plantation owner generally was
in charge of watching over the enslaved workerswho toiled in her home and tending to themwhen they became ill Her responsibilities alsoincluded supervising the plantationrsquos buildingsand the fruit and vegetable gardens Some wivesserved as accountants keeping the plantationrsquosfinancial records
Women often led a difficult and lonely life onthe plantation When plantation agriculturespread westward into Alabama and Mississippimany plantersrsquo wives felt they were moving intoa hostile uncivilized region Planters traveledfrequently to look at new land or to deal withagents in New Orleans or Memphis Theirwives spent long periods alone at the plantation
Work on the PlantationLarge plantations needed many different
kinds of workers Some enslaved people workedin the house cleaning cooking doing laundrysewing and serving meals They were calleddomestic slaves Other African Americans weretrained as blacksmiths carpenters shoemakers
$
or weavers Still others worked in the pasturestending the horses cows sheep and pigs Mostof the enslaved African Americans howeverwere field hands They worked from sunrise tosunset planting cultivating and picking cottonand other crops They were supervised by anoverseermdasha plantation manager
Explaining Why were many slavesneeded on a plantation
Life Under SlaveryEnslaved African Americans endured hard-
ship and misery They worked hard earned nomoney and had little hope of freedom One oftheir worst fears was being sold to anotherplanter and separated from their loved ones Inthe face of these brutal conditions enslavedAfrican Americans maintained their family lifeas best they could and developed a culture alltheir own They resisted slavery through a vari-ety of ingenious methods and they looked tothe day when they would be liberated
Life in the Slave CabinsEnslaved people had few comforts beyond
the bare necessities Josiah Henson an AfricanAmerican who escaped from slavery describedthe quarters where he had lived
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ldquoWe lodged in log huts and on the bareground Wooden floors were an unknown lux-ury In a single room were huddled like cattleten or a dozen persons men women and children
Our beds were collections of straw and oldrags thrown down in the corners and boxed inwith boards a single blanket the only covering The wind whistled and the rain and snow blewin through the cracks and the damp earthsoaked in the moisture till the floor was miry[muddy] as a pigstyrdquo
Family LifeEnslaved people faced constant uncertainty
and danger American law in the early 1800sdid not protect enslaved families At any giventime a husband or wife could be sold away ora slaveholderrsquos death could lead to the breakupof an enslaved family Although marriagebetween enslaved people was not recognizedby law many couples did marry Their mar-riage ceremonies included the phrase ldquountildeath or separation do us partrdquomdashrecognizingthe possibility that a marriage might end withthe sale of one spouse
Living UnderSlavery
Enslaved workers reached the fieldsbefore the sun came up and they stayedthere until sundown Planters wanted tokeep the slaves busy all the time whichmeant long and grueling days in the fieldsEnslaved women as well as men wererequired to do heavy fieldwork Young children carried buckets of water By theage of 10 they were considered ready forfieldwork
When rented to othermasters enslaved peoplewore identification tags
Enslaved people had fewpersonal possessions
Cabins were usually made of small logsabout 10 to 20 feet square Often two orthree families shared a cabin
Heavy iron leg shackles were used topunish workers especially those whotried to run away
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CHAPTER 13 North and South
To provide some measure of stability in theirlives enslaved African Americans established anetwork of relatives and friends who made uptheir extended family If a father or mother weresold away an aunt uncle or close friend couldraise the children left behind Large close-knitextended families became a vital feature ofAfrican American culture
African American CultureEnslaved African Americans endured their
hardships by extending their own culture fel-lowship and community They fused Africanand American elements into a new culture
The growth of the African American popula-tion came mainly from children born in theUnited States In 1808 Congress had outlawedthe slave trade Although slavery remained legalin the South no new slaves could enter theUnited States By 1860 almost all the enslavedpeople in the South had been born there
These native-born African Americans held onto their African customs They continued to prac-tice African music and dance They passed tradi-tional African folk stories to their children Somewrapped colored cloths around their heads inthe African style Although a large number ofenslaved African Americans accepted Christian-ity they often followed the religious beliefs andpractices of their African ancestors as well
African American ChristianityFor many enslaved African Americans Chris-
tianity became a religion of hope and resistanceThey prayed fervently for the day when theywould be free from bondage
The passionate beliefs of the Southern slavesfound expression in the spiritual an AfricanAmerican religious folk song The song ldquoDidnrsquotMy Lord Deliver Danielrdquo for example refers tothe biblical story of Daniel who was saved fromthe lionsrsquo den
ldquoDidnrsquot my Lord deliver Danieldeliver Daniel deliver DanielDidnrsquot my Lord deliver DanielAnrsquo why not every manrdquo
Spirituals provided a way for the enslavedAfrican Americans to communicate secretlyamong themselves Many spirituals combinedChristian faith with laments about earthly suffering
Slave CodesBetween 1830 and 1860 life under slavery
became even more difficult because the slavecodesmdashthe laws in the Southern states that con-trolled enslaved peoplemdashbecame more severeIn existence since the 1700s slave codes aimedto prevent the event white Southerners dreadedmostmdashthe slave rebellion For this reason slavecodes prohibited slaves from assembling inlarge groups and from leaving their masterrsquosproperty without a written pass
Slave codes also made it a crime to teachenslaved people to read or write White South-erners feared that a literate slave might leadother African Americans in rebellion A slavewho did not know how to read and writewhites believed was less likely to rebel
Resistance to SlaverySome enslaved African Americans did rebel
openly against their masters One was NatTurner a popular religious leader among his fel-low slaves Turner had taught himself to readand write In 1831 Turner led a group of follow-ers on a brief violent rampage in SouthhamptonCounty Virginia Before being captured Turnerand his followers killed at least 55 whites NatTurner was hanged but his rebellion frightenedwhite Southerners and led them to pass moresevere slave codes
Armed rebellions were rare however AfricanAmericans in the South knew that they wouldonly lose in an armed uprising For the mostpart enslaved people resisted slavery by work-ing slowly or by pretending to be ill Occasion-ally resistance took more active forms such assetting fire to a plantation building or breakingtools Resistance helped enslaved African Amer-icans endure their lives by striking back at whitemastersmdashand perhaps establishing boundariesthat white people would respect
405
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406 CHAPTER 13 North and South
Born as a slave inMaryland Harriet Tub-man worked in plantationfields until she wasnearly 30 years old Thenshe made her break forfreedom escaping to theNorth with the help of theUnderground Railroad
Realizing the risks ofbeing captured Tubman
courageously made 19trips back into the Southduring the 1850s to helpother enslaved peopleescape Altogether sheassisted more than 300individualsmdashincludingher parentsmdashto escapefrom slavery
While she did notestablish the Under-
ground Railroad she cer-tainly became its mostfamous and successfulconductor Tubman wasknown as the ldquoMoses of her peoplerdquo Despitehuge rewards offered inthe South for her captureand arrest Tubmanalways managed to elude her enemies
Most runaways were captured and returned totheir owners Discipline was severe the mostcommon punishment was whipping
Explaining How did the AfricanAmerican spiritual develop
City Life and EducationAlthough the South was primarily agricul-
tural it was the site of several large cities by themid-1800s By 1860 the population of Balti-more had reached 212000 and the populationof New Orleans had reached 168000 The tenlargest cities in the South were either seaportsor river ports
With the coming of the railroad many othercities began to grow as centers of trade Amongthe cities located at the crossroads of the rail-ways were Columbia South Carolina Chat-tanooga Tennessee Montgomery AlabamaJackson Mississippi and Atlanta Georgia Thepopulation of Southern cities included whitecity dwellers some enslaved workers andmany of the Southrsquos free African Americans
Escaping SlaverySome enslaved African Americans tried to
run away to the North A few succeeded Har-riet Tubman and Frederick Douglass twoAfrican American leaders who were born intoslavery gained their freedom when they fled tothe North
Yet for most enslaved people getting to theNorth was almost impossible especially fromthe Deep South Most slaves who succeeded inrunning away escaped from the Upper SouthThe Underground Railroadmdasha network ofldquosafe housesrdquo owned by free blacks and whiteswho opposed slaverymdashoffered assistance torunaway slaves
Some slaves ran away to find relatives onnearby plantations or to escape punishmentRarely did they plan to make a run for theNorth Moses Grandy who did escape spokeabout the problems runaways faced
ldquoThey hide themselves during the day in thewoods and swamps at night they travel [I]nthese dangerous journeys they are guided bythe north-star for they only know that the landof freedom is in the northrdquo
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The cities provided free African Americanswith opportunities to form their own communi-ties African American barbers carpenters andsmall traders offered their services throughouttheir communities Free African Americansfounded their own churches and institutions InNew Orleans they formed an opera company
Although some free African Americans pros-pered in the cities their lives were far fromsecure Between 1830 and 1860 Southern statespassed laws that limited the rights of freeAfrican Americans Most states would not allowthem to migrate from other states Althoughspared the horrors of slavery free African Amer-icans were denied an equal share in economicand political life
EducationPlantation owners and those who could afford
to do so often sent their children to privateschools One of the best known was the academyoperated by Moses Waddel in Willington SouthCarolina Students attended six days a week TheBible and classical literature were stressed butthe courses also included mathematics religionGreek Latin and public speaking
During this era no statewide public schoolsystems existed However cities such as Charles-ton Louisville and Mobile did establish excel-lent public schools
By the mid-1800seducation was growingHundreds of publicschools were operatingin North Carolina by1860 Even before thatthe Kentucky legislatureset up a funding systemfor public schools Manystates also had charity schools for studentswhose parents could not afford to pay
Although the number of schools and teachersin the South grew the South lagged behind othersections of the country in literacy the number ofpeople who can read and write One reason forthis was the geography of the South Even in themore heavily populated Southern states therewere few people per square mile Virginia andNorth Carolina had fewer than 15 white inhabi-tants per square mile In contrast Massachusettshad 124 inhabitants per square mile
It was too great a hardship for many South-ern families to send their children great dis-tances to attend school In addition manySoutherners believed education was a privatematter not a state function therefore the stateshould not spend money on education
Describing What Southern city hadsurpassed 200000 in population by the year 1860
Checking for Understanding1 Key Terms Use the following terms
to create a newspaper article aboutlife in the South during this period oftime yeoman tenant farmer over-seer spiritual slave code
2 Reviewing Facts List two differencesbetween yeomen and plantationowners
Reviewing Themes3 Culture and Traditions Why were
extended families vital to AfricanAmerican culture
Critical Thinking4 Making Generalizations If you
were a plantation owner what wouldyou tell your son or daughter if he orshe asked why you held slaves
5 Classifying Information Re-createthe diagram below and in the boxesbriefly explain how the slave codesoperated
Analyzing Visuals6 Look at the pictures on pages 402
and 404 Write a paragraph explain-ing what you think the pictures portray about life in the South
CHAPTER 13 North and South 407
Geography Research the economic activity of one of theSouthern states Draw a map of the state and use symbols to rep-resent each resource and show itslocation in the state
Slave codes
Control education Control assembly
HISTORY
Student Web ActivityVisit tajglencoecom andclick on Chapter 13mdashStudent Web Activitiesfor an activity on familylife in the South
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Reviewing Key TermsOn graph paper create a word search puzzle using thefollowing terms Crisscross the terms vertically and hori-zontally then fill in the remaining squares with extra let-ters Use the termsrsquo definitions as clues to find the words inthe puzzle1 telegraph 4 yeoman2 nativist 5 credit3 overseer
Reviewing Key Facts6 How did the development of the canal and rail net-
work alter the trade route between the Midwest andthe East Coast
7 How did the the telegraph influence long-distancecommunication
8 Provide three reasons why cities grew in the early 1800s9 What was the goal of workers going on strike
10 In what ways were women in the workforce discrimi-nated against
11 Why did immigration from Germany increase after 1848
12 How did the cotton gin affect cotton production13 Why was there little industry in the South14 What was the Underground Railroad15 What was the purpose of the slave codes
Critical Thinking16 Analyzing Themes Economic Factors How did
improvements in transportation affect the economy ofthe North
17 Comparing Discuss one advantage and one disadvan-tage of city life in the North
18 Comparing Re-create the diagram below and com-pare the use of railroads in the North and Southbefore 1860
19 Analyzing Information Describe ways in whichenslaved African Americans held on to their Africancustoms
North and South
Way of Life
bull Growth of industrialization
bull Specialization and machin-ery allow for mass production
bull Cotton is leading cashcrop
bull Industry limited due tolack of capital and market demand
bull Many people move tocities to find work
bull Cities grow crowded andmany live in unhealthyand unsafe conditions
bull African Americans sufferdiscrimination and havefew rights
bull Plantation owners farmlarge tracts of land planta-tions are generally self-sufficient
bull Yeomen make up thelargest group of whites
bull Tenant farmers farm smalltracts of land
bull EnslavedAfrican Ameri-cans do mostof the work onplantations
Economy
North South
Use of railroads
North South
Transportationbull Roads canals and rail-
roads being built
bull Locomotives improve during this era
bull Natural waterways chiefmeans of transportation
bull Canals and roads are poor
bull Railroads are limited
CHAPTER 13 North and South 409
Directions Choose the bestanswer to the following question
Labor unions were formed for all of these reasonsEXCEPT to
A improve workersrsquo wagesB protect factory owners from being suedC make factories saferD prevent children from working long hours
Test-Taking Tip
When a question uses the word EXCEPT you need tolook for the answer that does not fit Remember that
unions were formed to help workers Which answer isleast likely to help the workers
Standardized Test Practice
Economics Activity27 Although railroads helped the economy why might
investors in turnpikes and canals view them as a threat
Technology Activity28 Using Software Search encyclopedias and other library
resources for information about cotton production in theworld today Find out which countries grow cotton whatquantities are grown and any types of fertilizers usedCreate a short report of interesting facts about cottonproduction in the world today Share your report with therest of the class
Alternative Assessment29 Portfolio Writing Activity Write a conversation between
a Southerner and Northerner who meet on a train in themid-1800s Have them talk about the differences betweentheir lives Use the notes from your journal in the script
Self-Check QuizVisit tajglencoecom and click on Chapter 13mdashSelf-Check Quizzes to prepare for the chapter test
HISTORY
Practicing SkillsReading a Circle Graph Study the circle graphs below thenanswer these questions
20 What does the information in the two graphs represent21 In what part of the country did African Americans make
up more than one-third of the population22 Can you use the graphs to draw a conclusion about the
total population of each region Why or why not
Geography and History ActivityStudy the map on page 388 and answer the questions thatfollow23 Movement In which direction would a train travel from
Chattanooga Tennessee to Lynchburg Virginia24 Location What was the easternmost city on the New
York Central line25 Movement What cities would a train passenger pass
through taking the most direct Memphis-to-Baltimoreroute
Citizenship Cooperative Activity26 Community Issues Working with two other students
contact the office of your local government to find outwhat is being done to solve local problems and how vol-unteers can help Find out when the town board or citycouncil meets After you obtain the information interviewpeople in the neighborhood to find out what they thinkabout various problems the community faces Tell themabout the town board or city council meetings andencourage them to attend or to become involved in com-munity activities Compare your findings about commu-nity issues with the other groups
Populations of the North and South in 1860
Source Historical Statistics of the United States
98 white 66 white
2 African American 34 African American
North South
- The American JourneymdashIllinois Edition
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- Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science
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- Section 1 The Constitution
- Section 2 The Federal Government
- Section 3 Citizens Rights and Responsibilities
- Handbook Assessment
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- The Constitution of the United States
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- Unit 4 The New Republic 1789ndash1825
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- Chapter 8 A New Nation 1789ndash1800
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- Section 1 The First President
- Section 2 Early Challenges
- Section 3 The First Political Parties
- Chapter 8 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 9 The Jefferson Era 1800ndash1816
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- Section 1 The Republicans Take Power
- Section 2 The Louisiana Purchase
- Section 3 A Time of Conflict
- Section 4 The War of 1812
- Chapter 9 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 10 Growth and Expansion 1790ndash1825
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- Section 1 Economic Growth
- Section 2 Westward Bound
- Section 3 Unity and Sectionalism
- Chapter 10 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 5 The Growing Nation 1820ndash1860
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- Chapter 11 The Jackson Era 1824ndash1845
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- Section 1 Jacksonian Democracy
- Section 2 Conflicts Over Land
- Section 3 Jackson and the Bank
- Chapter 11 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 12 Manifest Destiny 1818ndash1853
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- Section 1 The Oregon Country
- Section 2 Independence for Texas
- Section 3 War with Mexico
- Section 4 New Settlers in California and Utah
- Chapter 12 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 13 North and South 1820ndash1860
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- Section 1 The Norths Economy
- Section 2 The Norths People
- Section 3 Southern Cotton Kingdom
- Section 4 The Souths People
- Chapter 13 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 14 The Age of Reform 1820ndash1860
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- Section 1 Social Reform
- Section 2 The Abolitionists
- Section 3 The Womens Movement
- Chapter 14 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 6 Civil War and Reconstruction 1846ndash1896
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- Chapter 15 Road to Civil War 1820ndash1861
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- Section 1 Slavery and the West
- Section 2 A Nation Dividing
- Section 3 Challenges to Slavery
- Section 4 Secession and War
- Chapter 15 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 16 The Civil War 1861ndash1865
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- Section 1 The Two Sides
- Section 2 Early Years of the War
- Section 3 A Call for Freedom
- Section 4 Life During the Civil War
- Section 5 The Way to Victory
- Chapter 16 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 17 Reconstruction and Its Aftermath 1865ndash1896
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- Section 1 Reconstruction Plans
- Section 2 Radicals in Control
- Section 3 The South During Reconstruction
- Section 4 Change in the South
- Chapter 17 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 7 Reshaping the Nation 1858ndash1914
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- Chapter 18 The Western Frontier 1858ndash1896
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- Section 1 The Mining Booms
- Section 2 Ranchers and Farmers
- Section 3 Native American Struggles
- Section 4 Farmers in Protest
- Chapter 18 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 19 The Growth of Industry 1865ndash1914
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- Section 1 Railroads Lead the Way
- Section 2 Inventions
- Section 3 An Age of Big Business
- Section 4 Industrial Workers
- Chapter 19 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 20 Toward an Urban America 1865ndash1914
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- Section 1 The New Immigrants
- Section 2 Moving to the City
- Section 3 A Changing Culture
- Chapter 20 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 8 Reform Expansion and War 1865ndash1920
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- Chapter 21 Progressive Reforms 1877ndash1920
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- Section 1 The Progressive Movement
- Section 2 Women and Progressives
- Section 3 Progressive Presidents
- Section 4 Excluded from Reform
- Chapter 21 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 22 Overseas Expansion 1865ndash1917
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- Section 1 Expanding Horizons
- Section 2 Imperialism in the Pacific
- Section 3 Spanish-American War
- Section 4 Latin American Policies
- Chapter 22 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 23 World War I 1914ndash1919
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- Section 1 War in Europe
- Section 2 Americas Road to War
- Section 3 Americans Join the Allies
- Section 4 The War at Home
- Section 5 Searching for Peace
- Chapter 23 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 9 Turbulent Decades 1919ndash1945
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- Chapter 24 The Jazz Age 1919ndash1929
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- Section 1 Time of Turmoil
- Section 2 Desire for Normalcy
- Section 3 A Booming Economy
- Section 4 The Roaring Twenties
- Chapter 24 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 25 The Depression and FDR 1929ndash1941
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- Section 1 The Great Depression
- Section 2 Roosevelts New Deal
- Section 3 Life During the Depression
- Section 4 Effects of the New Deal
- Chapter 25 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 26 World War II 1939ndash1945
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- Section 1 Road to War
- Section 2 War Begins
- Section 3 On the Home Front
- Section 4 War in Europe and Africa
- Section 5 War in the Pacific
- Chapter 26 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 10 Turning Points 1945ndash1975
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- Chapter 27 The Cold War Era 1945ndash1954
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- Section 1 Cold War Origins
- Section 2 Postwar Politics
- Section 3 The Korean War
- Section 4 The Red Scare
- Chapter 27 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 28 America in the 1950s 1953ndash1960
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- Section 1 Eisenhower in the White House
- Section 2 1950s Prosperity
- Section 3 Problems in a Time of Plenty
- Chapter 28 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 29 The Civil Rights Era 1954ndash1973
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- Section 1 The Civil Rights Movement
- Section 2 Kennedy and Johnson
- Section 3 The Struggle Continues
- Section 4 Other Groups Seek Rights
- Chapter 29 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 30 The Vietnam Era 1960ndash1975
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- Section 1 Kennedys Foreign Policy
- Section 2 War in Vietnam
- Section 3 The Vietnam Years at Home
- Section 4 Nixon and Vietnam
- Chapter 30 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 11 Modern America 1968ndashPresent
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- Chapter 31 Search for Stability 1968ndash1981
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- Section 1 Nixons Foreign Policy
- Section 2 Nixon and Watergate
- Section 3 The Carter Presidency
- Chapter 31 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 32 New Challenges 1981ndashPresent
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- Section 1 The Reagan Presidency
- Section 2 The Bush Presidency
- Section 3 A New Century
- Section 4 The War on Terrorism
- Chapter 32 Assessment and Activities
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- Appendix
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- What Is an Appendix and How Do I Use One
- Primary Sources Library
- Presidents of the United States
- Documents of American History
- Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Gazetteer
- Glossary
- Spanish Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgements and Photo Credits
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- Feature Contents
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- Primary Sources Library
- Documents of Americas Heritage
- More Abouthellip
- What Life Was Likehellip
- National Geographic Geography amp History
- Americas Literature
- Two Viewpoints
- Technology and History
- Linking Past amp Present
- What Ifhellip
- Hands-On History Lab Activity
- TIME Notebook
- Why It Matters
- Causes and Effects
- SkillBuilder
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- Critical Thinking
- Social Studies
- Study amp Writing
- Technology
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- People In History
- Fact Fiction Folklore
- Primary Source Quotes
- Charts amp Graphs
- Maps
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- Student Workbooks