American History – Early American Split Test – Flashcards

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Daniel Webster

Missouri Compromise

Tariffs raised the cost of European goods so that more people would buy American goods.

Industrialists in the North

Railroads cost less to build and trains provided faster transport.

President Jackson has the authority to send troops to South Carolina.

became ill and died due to brutal conditions

growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery

invention of the cotton gin

existed but and was essential to the economy

Southern states wanted to nullify tariffs

making cotton the dominant crop.

The southern colonies

make it difficult for enslaved people to plot rebellion

The North's economy was centered around industry; the south's economy was centered around farming and slave trade. The population in the north was primarily white with some African Americans; the south's populations was a majority of slaves and them some whites. The north had more universities than the south.

Cotton Gin: helped make cotton a very successful crop and eventually helped move cotton production West. It did the work of some slaves so the slaves lost their work cleaning the cotton so they went out to help pick it. It helped keep the Southern economy stable. Steamboats: helped transfer crops from the South to the North by using rivers and canals. It had a large effect on society as it was the only way (besides by foot) that Southern crops were transferred to markets.

The boat would have been coming from Africa to either the West Indies or the Southern Colonies. The slaves were probably beaten to get on the ship and once they were on, they were tied up in groups and forced to lay on the ground or stand by the sides of the boat. In this picture, multiple slaves are being thrown off the boat, because someone they were tied to got very sick or died. Laying in their own urine, feces and vomit most likely led to infection, which was probably the reason they died.

It made people believe that their religious beliefs were more important than the political needs of the Union. Sectionalism today is seen when some political leaders bring religion into politics and it creates conflicts as there are a huge number of accepted religions.

Short term: they gained lots of money, they replaced slaves cleaning the cotton with a cotton gin, less slaves had jobs Long term: led to the moving west of the cotton farms, farmers were getting lots and lots of money, states like South Carolina began breeding slaves for a profit so they could have more workers.

It intended to support economic nationalism by creating a new way to transport goods from both the North and the South. No; it was not successful; it caused the civil war.