18 Questions
What percentage of the US population did the North's population account for by 1860?
71%
What was the main focus of the Southern economy?
Plantation Agriculture and cash crops
What percentage of America's railroads were located in the North?
71%
What social class in the North consisted of factory workers?
The working class
What invention in 1790 revolutionized the cotton industry in the South?
Cotton gin
What was the approximate percentage of the world's cotton produced by the South by the 1850s?
60%
What percentage of the nation's industries were located in the North?
92%
What was the primary reason for the limited agriculture in the North?
Soil was unsuitable for growing crops
What was the main characteristic of the farms that existed in the North?
Small family-owned farms
What social class emerged as a result of industrialization in the North?
Working Class
Who replaced the 'Mill Girls' in the factories by 1850?
Immigrant women
What type of agriculture was practiced in the North?
Subsistence agriculture
What percentage of the population in the South did planters make up?
Less than 1%
What was the primary means of making a living for yeomen?
Subsistence agriculture
What was the total population of the South in 1860?
9 million
What was the main focus of the economy in the South?
Agriculture
What proportion of white people in the South did not enslave people?
2/3
How many miles of railroad were there in the South in 1860?
9,000 miles
Learn about the population centers and transportation innovations in the North during the Industrial Revolution, including the growth of cities and the development of a more sophisticated transportation network. Discover how the North's population compared to the rest of the US by 1860. Test your knowledge of this pivotal period in American history!
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