Lucas+Singer+North+and+South

4/28/11- Goal: to learn about the North and South

They are the same becuase we are learning how the two economies grew and changed to become more modernized

They are different because the North was working modernly and the south was more towards farming.

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= North __Observe how the new economy effected transportation-Social__
 * created a boom in business, especially in reducing time/costs
 * two new forms of transportation; steamboat and steam-powered train
 * enabled goods, people, and information to travel rapidly
 * reduced time
 * wealth in North
 * increased use of natural resources
 * increased jobs
 * took more coal and wood to do things
 * created new businesses

__Determine how the trade unions affected today-Political__
 * 10-hour workday
 * improved working conditions
 * had a start to teachers unions
 * no child labor/ workers
 * created strikes
 * influenced many political desicions today

__Point out pros and cons of the North Economy-Economy__
 * easier work with machines
 * machines broke and needed repair
 * more jobs
 * easier transportation
 * cut time to make products and money
 * improved communications
 * hazardous work areas

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__How did the economy of farming affect the social lives of the south/class seperation-Social__
 * many people had slaves work
 * white sotherners had plantaions
 * planters: wealthiest, supervise slaves, raised crops
 * yeomen: owners of small farms
 * poor whites: couldn't raise cash crops; instead hunted and finished

__Evaluate how the slaves effected the government slave codes; punish/slaves codes-Political__
 * slave codes: slaves couldn't read and write, couldn't leave far from their homes
 * punishment: whipped,stocks,chained
 * started rebellions and killed many people
 * tried to take over government,led to civil war

__Point out what the South did to change their economy and its impact-Economy__
 * cotton gin- everyone grew cotton and was very in demand, one-crop economy, bad economy
 * shipped goods for money
 * sugar cane industry and lumber/steel industry
 * many people suffered from a one-crop economy
 * had slaves that did the work for them, many rebelled and ran away from their homes