Chapter 11 section 1 Two Nations?

I. Slavery-North a. North Abolitionists Believed that slavery violated the principles of the US and the Christian religion. Uncle's Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe) – 1852 Presented North with a view of slavery and the South (although not completely accurate.) North felt that slavery would be the ruin of the US.

Picture from Uncle Tom’s Cabin An illustration from Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the book which made many non-abolitionists sympathetic to the plight of slaves just at the time the Kansas Nebraska debate brought the issue of slavery back to political prominence. First appearing as a serial in the National Era in 1851, the completed novel was published by a Boston firm in 1852 under the title Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly. Within a year, it had sold over a million copies. This engraving by George Cruikshank illustrates one of the scenes in the novel.

Video Clip: Harriet Beechers Stowe

I. Slavery- South b. South Wanted slavery. Major source of economic gain. View Uncle Tom's Cabin as a book of lies Had their own exaggerated view of slavery. Saw plantations as “large, happy families). Viewed Northern Industrialists as not responsibly for their workers and motivated by profit. (Wrote Cannibals All-that attacked Northern Capalist)

II. Economy North a. North Industrial: 1860 – 110,000 factories / $1.6 Billion in production of goods Richer: had more money Larger Population: twice as large as the South Gaining power in the House of Representatives Immigrants made it more diverse and added to its growth Communication: Telegraph – grew along with railroad tracks(biggest change)

Video Clip: Economy in North

II. Economy-South b. South: Agricultural based: Cotton # 1 Much less industrial (1860 – 20,000 factories / $155 Million in production of goods) Population ½ of North Less technology

Video Clip: North vs. South

Video Clip: Overview U.S. in the mid-1800s