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Sectionalism 1800 - 1840's (North (Economics (Unlike the South the…
Sectionalism 1800 - 1840's
North
Economics
Unlike the South the North's economy was based off of manufacturing. Many immigrants coming into the North started work in factories producing textiles
Immigration
1832 increase in immigration 1830's to 1850's nearly 4 million people from Northern Europe immigrated to the U.S. Arrived by ship in Northern seacoast cities. Immigrants rare in South because of slavery and labor limitations. Immigration mainly caused by- inexpensive transportation, famines, and revolutions in Europe, economic opportunities and political freedom.
Life/Society/Culture
Culture in the North was determined by life in the cities. Both religion and education were organized. Schools and churches resided in most towns. College was only for the wealthy however. Life in the cities soon became an important center.
Population
The North's population grew from 5% to 15% by 1850. Since the North's urban population grew resulting in rapid growth in cities from Boston to Baltimore and slums
Vocab
Nativists/Nativism
Irish Potato Famine
Sectionalism
American Party/Know-Nothing Party
South
Economics
Agriculture was the foundation of the South's economy (King Cotton). With the cotton gin made cotton affordable all over the world. With the high demand on cotton planter moved westward .
Southern Thought
AS cotton became the South's economy, slavery became the focus of the South's political thought. This was the slaves were the ones who were going the cultivating the cotton.
Life/Society/Culture
Agriculture in the South was what supported the economy. Most people had farms growing tobacco, cotton, and rice. It was not uncommon for someone to have slaves in their household.
Population
Increase in population from 1 million in 1800's to 4 million in 1860 . The major cause of this population increase was natural growth, although the smuggle of African Americans also contributed to the growth. Slaves made up 75% of the South's population.
Vocab
Deep South
Sectionalism
West
American Indians
1850 vast majority of american Indians lived west of the Mississippi River. This due to those in the East who had been either killed by disease, died in battles emigrated reluctantly, or forced to leave their land by military action some used horses the Spanish had brought and become nomadic hunters who migrated with buffalo
The Frontier
The location of the western frontier constantly shifted, but the concept of the western frontier stayed the same. The west was also said to be a place that was great for all ethnic groups.
Settlers
The old northwest (Midwest) was accessed by settlers floating down the Ohio River. Deep South was settled by small farmers. pulled west to buy land.
Population
The population of all the Western states was 619,000.
Vocab
Great Plains
Sectionalism
Was the U.S. three separate "sections" during this period or all parts of a greater whole? Explain.
The North, South, and the West were all three different sections, each looking into their own needs. Though all sections did still maintain trade and relations with each other to be able to function.