Read Beginning Story pg. 74-75

1. Why did slave owners consider a slave who could read a threat?2. Why did Frederick Douglass feel broken in body, soul, and spirit when sent to the slave breaker?3. Why do you think he changed his name after escaping to the North?

I) Life in the North and South

A) A visit from Frederick Douglas

(don’t copy this, it is just an introduction)

A) A visit from Frederick Douglas

1. Douglas thought the North was poor(dnc)

A) A visit from Frederick Douglas

1. Douglas thought the North was poor a. No one owned slaves (dnc)

A) A visit from Frederick Douglas

1. Douglas thought the North was poor a. No one owned slaves b. However, he quickly realized that

most people were wealthier than in the South

(dnc)

B) The Industrial Northeast

(now start)

B) The Industrial Northeast

1. Whaling was a profitable business

B) The Industrial Northeast

1. Whaling was a profitable business a. whale oil was valuable for lamps,

and other parts were used for buggy whips, and women’s corsets

                              

   

B) The Industrial Northeast

1. Whaling was a profitable business a. whale oil was valuable for lamps,

and other parts were used for buggy whips, and women’s corsets

2. Trade was very profitable

B) The Industrial Northeast

1. Whaling was a profitable business a. whale oil was valuable for lamps,

and other parts were used for buggy whips, and women’s corsets

2. Trade was very profitable a. ice was the most successful item

B) The Industrial Northeast

1. Whaling was a profitable business a. whale oil was valuable for lamps, and

other parts were used for buggy whips, and women’s corsets

2. Trade was very profitable a. ice was the most successful item b. it was cut from frozen ponds in the

winter and shipped to the Caribbean

B) The Industrial Northeast

3. Clipper ships increased trade

B) The Industrial Northeast

3. Clipper ships increased trade a. They were traveling at record

speeds

B) The Industrial Northeast

3. Clipper ships increased trade a. They were traveling at record

speeds b. The Sea Witch made it from Hong

Kong to NY in just 74 days (normally 6 months)

Painting of the Sea Witch

B) The Industrial Northeast

3. Clipper ships increased trade a. They were traveling at record

speeds b. The Sea Witch made from Hong

Kong to NY in just 74 days (normally 6 months)

4. Industry and Inventions

B) The Industrial Northeast

3. Clipper ships increased trade a. They were traveling at record speeds b. The Sea Witch made from Hong Kong

to NY in just 74 days (normally 6 months)

4. Industry and Inventions a. Douglas saw that NE invented smarter

and faster ways to get things done

B) The Industrial Northeast

3. Clipper ships increased trade a. They were traveling at record speeds b. The Sea Witch made from Hong Kong

to NY in just 74 days (normally 6 months)

4. Industry and Inventions a. Douglas saw that NE invented smarter

and faster ways to get things done b. inventions such as rubber, sewing

machine, telegraphs all sped up work

B) The Industrial Northeast

5. Growth of Cities

B) The Industrial Northeast

5. Growth of Cities a. the burst of inventions and industry

led to the growth of big cities

B) The Industrial Northeast

5. Growth of Cities a. the burst of inventions and industry

led to the growth of big cities b. immigrants would work for very low

wages (migrated to the cities)

B) The Industrial Northeast

5. Growth of Cities a. the burst of inventions and industry

led to the growth of big cities b. immigrants would work for very low

wages (migrated to the cities) c. farmers move to the city for a new

opportunity

C) The Agricultural Midwest

1. People of the Midwest rely upon the rich soils to make a living

C) The Agricultural Midwest

1. People of the Midwest rely upon the rich soils to make a living2. Cyrus McCormick would advance farming with the mechanical reaper

C) The Agricultural Midwest

1. People of the Midwest rely upon the rich soils to make a living2. Cyrus McCormick would advance farming with the mechanical reaper a. this machine could do the work of 3

men

C) The Agricultural Midwest

1. People of the Midwest rely upon the rich soils to make a living2. Cyrus McCormick would advance farming with the mechanical reaper a. this machine could do the work of 3

men b. created the installment plan

C) The Agricultural Midwest

1. People of the Midwest rely upon the rich soils to make a living2. Cyrus McCormick would advance farming with the mechanical reaper a. this machine could do the work of 3

men b. created the installment plan

1) cash down payment, then monthly payments with interest

C) The Agricultural Midwest

3. Transportation was the key to the increased population of the Midwest

C) The Agricultural Midwest

3. Transportation was the key to the increased population of the Midwest a. Chicago and Cincinnati would grow

because they were on rail and water routes

C) The Agricultural Midwest

3. Transportation was the key to the increased population of the Midwest a. Chicago and Cincinnati would grow

because they were on rail and water routes

b. agricultural goods would be brought to these cities and shipped east

C) The Agricultural Midwest

3. Transportation was the key to the increased population of the Midwest a. Chicago and Cincinnati would grow

because they were on rail and water routes

b. agricultural goods would be brought to these cities and shipped east

c. by 1850, over 50% of the population lived east of the Appalachian Mts.

D) The Cotton-Growing South

D) The Cotton-Growing South

1. Cotton was the leading export of the US

D) The Cotton-Growing South

1. Cotton was the leading export of the US2. Slaves were the primary workers

D) The Cotton-Growing South

1. Cotton was the leading export of the US2. Slaves were the primary workers a. However, slave trade was stopped

in 1808

D) The Cotton-Growing South

1. Cotton was the leading export of the US2. Slaves were the primary workers a. However, slave trade was stopped

in 1808 b. there were not enough slaves to go

around (only ¼ of southerners owned slaves)

D) The Cotton-Growing South

3. Instead of focusing on industrialization, the South focused on cotton

D) The Cotton-Growing South

3. Instead of focusing on industrialization, the South focused on cotton a. they were entirely reliant upon the

North for manufactured goods