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America:TheStoryofUs– Division Northvs.South WhatimportantprojectwascompletedinupstateNewYork? ErieCanal Howlongwasit? Over300mileslong Whatgroupofimmigrantsmadeupthemajorityofthelaborers? MostlyIrishimmigrants Whatmadethejobsodangerous? Workingwithgunpowdertogetthroughtherocks. Whatcityrapidlyexpandsandbecomesthenation’slargestport? NewYorkCity WhatplantbecametheprimarysourceoftheeconomyintheSouth? Cotton Whatinventionallowedthemassproductionofcotton? Thecottongin By1850,howmuchoftheworld’scottonwasproducedintheSouth? Threequartersor3/4 WhatmachinewasusedintheindustrialNorthtoturnrawcottoninto cloth? Thepowerloom Whatgroupmadeupthemajorityofworkersinthetextilemills? Females Whatwasusedtolightthelampsinthetextilemills? Whaleoil Howmuchoilcouldbeproducedfromasinglewhale? 3000gallons Whatgroupofmanmadeupalargenumberofwhalehunters? Blackmen– ex-slavesandfreeblacks America:TheStoryofUs– Division Slavery HowmuchwastheslavetradeworthtotheSoutherneconomy? 2billiondollars Whydidscarsonaslave’sbackhurttheirchancesofbeingsoldatauction? Itshouldtheslavewasrebelliousandtroublesometohis/hermaster. WhatpercentageofAfrican-Americanswereslavesduringthistimeperiod? 90% WhatyoungslaveescapedtheSouthonatraintotheNorthand eventuallybecamethemostfamousAfrican-Americaninthecountry? FrederickDouglass Whatgavehimabetterchancethanmostslavesofescaping? (Hint:80%oftheslavescouldnotdothis) Hecouldreadandwrite. WhatwasthebestchancefortherunawayslavestoescapetheSouth? TheUndergroundRailroad Whatfamousex-slavecontinuallywantbacktotheSouthtohelprunaway slavesescapetotheNorth? HarrietTubman HowmanyslavesescapedfromtheSouth? 60,000 Whatlawpassedin1850allowedSouthernplantationownerstogointothe NorthtobringtheirrunawayslavesbacktotheSouth? TheFugitiveSlaveAct Whatanti-slaverynovelbecameoneoftheabestsellingbooksofthe19th century? UncleTom’sCabin Whowrotethenovel? HarrietBeecherStowe America:TheStoryofUs– Division AFightApproaches Pro-slavery&anti-slaverysettlersmovedintotheKansasTerritory– bothgroupstrytoinfluenceiftheterritorywould becomeafreeorslavestate. WhenviolenceeruptsinKansas– whatradicalabolitionistfeltthathewaschosen byGodtoendslavery? JohnBrown Howmanypeopledieoverthecourseof2yearsinKansasduetotheviolence? 200 WhydidJohnBrownraidthearsenalinHarper’sFerry,Virginia? Hewantedtotaketheweaponsandgivethemtoslaves,sohecouldleada slaveuprising. WhowentwithJohnBrowntocapturetheHarper’sFerryarsenal? His5sons HowmanyslavesjoinedBrownatHarper’sFerry? None– theyweretoofrightenedtorebel. WhatmanledthegroupofU.S.MarinestotakebackHarper’sFerryfromJohn Brown? RobertE.Lee WhathappenstoJohnBrownafterheisfoundguiltyoftreasonandmurder? Hewasexecuted- hung PriortorunningforpresidentwhatwasAbrahamLincoln’sbiggest”claimtofame?” Lost2timesrunningfortheU.S.Senate WhydoestheSouthrebelandthreatentoleavetheUnitedStates? TheybelievedLincolnwantedtoendslaveryintheSouth. WhatwasLincoln’smainobjectiveafterhewaselectedpresident? TosavetheunionoftheUnitedStates– keepittogether.