Across
- 5. Plantation owners hired an _____ to manage the day-to-day work of the slaves
- 6. This South Carolina politician who spoke out loudly to protect the institution of slavery in the South (last name only)
- 9. The growth of cities is called this
- 11. One of the 4 major problems with the rapidly growing cities - starts with an “O”
- 14. Laborers started to organize into _____ to fight for fair pay and better working conditions
- 16. One of the 4 major problems with the rapidly growing cities - starts with an “P”
- 19. These modest farmers were 2nd from the top of the social ladder in the South
- 21. Union workers would sometimes “turn out” - or “go on ____” - to pressure their employers for fair wages, safer working conditions, etc.
- 22. The era when workers began to organize to fight for safer working conditions, fair wages, and more(2)
- 24. Cold climate, the Industrial Revolution, religion, and the influence of newspapers were all reasons why ____ never caught on in the North
- 26. The big change in America starting around the year 1800 where products were being made with the help of machine rather than by hand (2)
- 30. Immigrants from all over the world came to the United States, but especially Germany and this country - due to the terrible potato famine
- 31. The textile industries of the North and Europe relied on this Southern product for survival
- 32. A crop grown solely to be sold for profit (2)
- 33. Some slaves worked in the ___ system, where they’d get a daily list of jobs. Their work would likely be over for the day when those jobs were finished.
- 34. The wealthy plantation ____ were at the top of the social ladder in the South
- 35. In the 1800s, the economy of the _____ was based on industry.
- 36. This was the nickname given to those people who helped runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad
- 38. Most plantation field slaves in the ____ system worked continuously all day
- 41. A tariff is a ____ on goods imported into the country
- 42. This invention allowed factories to not only produce fabric, but also made finished products with that fabric (2)
Down
- 1. These people, through no fault of their own, were at the bottom of the Southern social ladder and had no way to improve their lives
- 2. One of the 4 major problems with the rapidly growing cities - starts with an “S”
- 3. This invention by Samuel Morse revolutionized the speed of long distance communication in the nation
- 4. In the 1800s, the economy of the _____ was based on agriculture.
- 7. Southerners made great profits on cotton because of the high ______ for cotton in the North and in Europe.
- 8. This was the network of safe houses that some runaway slaves used to help them find freedom in the North (2)
- 10. Improvements in _____, including canals and railroads, connected the Northeast to the West, but left the South relatively isolated
- 12. Most slaves worked on a huge cash crop farm called a ______
- 13. The Antebellum Era was basically between the end of the War of 1812 and the start of the ___ War
- 15. Southerners passed laws called the _____ to prevent slaves from being able to organize a rebellion (2)
- 17. Northerners liked these because they helped to protect Northern industries, but for Southerners they just meant higher prices for products
- 18. Southerners used the idea of ____, saying that it was actually better to be a slave than a factory worker in the North (2)
- 20. Industrialization forever changed the opportunities for ____ in the workforce - at Lowell Mill, for example
- 23. Cotton quickly replaced _______ as the main cash crop of the South
- 25. These people controlled the political and social norms in the South (2)
- 27. One of the 4 major problems with the rapidly growing cities - starts with a “D”
- 28. The people were 3rd on the South’s social ladder, and struggled to get by financially (2)
- 29. This is the language used to send messages using the electric telegraph (2)
- 37. Eli Whitney’s invention - the _____ - was the biggest influence in cotton becoming the main cash crop in the South (2)
- 39. The idea of protecting the interests of natural-born or established inhabitants against the interests of immigrants
- 40. The ____ Era refers to the decades right before the start of the Civil War