3.3

Bell Ringer

• Based on what you have learned about the Northern and Southern colonies from unit one, create a list of ways that the economies and cultures of each will be different.

The Rise of Manufacturing

• Farmers in the new territories planted enough food to feed major cities.

• Urban populations rise in the North as people take jobs in industrial manufacturing.

• Industrial Revolution changes Production methods

Capitalism

• Investments and business decisions made by private investors and not the government.

• Most Americans now employees; no longer self employed.

• Wages used to purchase goods

The Banking Industry

• Many new industries required investment money to get started

• Made money by charging interest on loans

• No government regulation meant sometimes banks failed

Quick Review1. Why did farming in the Northwest cause people in

the Northeast to move to cities?

2. How do banks make money?

3. In a capitalist system, who makes investments in businesses?

Northwest Territory

• Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana

• Fertile farmland produced large amounts of corn and cereal grains

• Slavery outlawed

Northeast• PA, NY, and New England

• Heavily influenced by the Industrial Revolution

• High European immigrant population

Northeast Continued

• 30% of population lived in urban areas

• Public education based on Puritan system

Southern Economy and culture

• Rural economy relied on warm temps to grow tobacco and cotton in VA and NC.

• SC and GA grew rice and sugar due to higher temp and humidity

• Economy slaved based– Importation of slaves banned

1808

The Cotton Gin• Made of interchangeable

parts

• Cotton exports increased by 6,000%

• Doubles slave population in US

The Second Great Awakening• By 1790 only 10% attended

church

• New Denominations created– Baptists (Second largest

denomination)– Methodists (Largest)

• Mormons move West to Utah

The South II Government and economy

dominated by wealthy plantation owners

Bulk of population lived on family farms and did not own slaves

Most children privately educated

The South III

• Large cities did not develop because rivers allowed ships to travel close to fields

• Low number of immigrants due to lack of jobs

The West• Settlers took the beliefs of their home regions with them

• Old Northwest Territories shared Northeast culture

• Railroads become vital to Western Migration

Which Region am I from?

• On the following slide you will find a list of five characters and a description of each. Read each description and determine which region he or she is from. Be prepared to explain why you chose your answer.

Characters1. Zeke- “I recently moved to this territory in search of a better life.

I took my customs and beliefs with me.”

2. Edward- “I live in a city and attend public school. My parents are both union laborers in a factory.”

3. David- “I run a large family farm that thrives without the use of slave labor.”

4. John- “I own a large cotton farm and have an active role in local government.”

5. Tara- “I was privately educated on a small family farm. Despite what everyone thinks, we did not own slaves.”