The North Team Yukon History
Rocky soil Small family farms Natural harbors Fast-flowing rivers GEOGRAPHY Rocky soil Small family farms Natural harbors Fast-flowing rivers
Immigrants mostly from Germany and Ireland POPULATION Northern cities grow! Immigrants mostly from Germany and Ireland Irish immigrants fled the potato famine of the 1840s
POPULATION Immigrants come looking for work Immigrants settled in Northern cities because unskilled jobs were available Had trouble improving working conditions because they were easily replaced Many Americans hated Irish because they were willing to work for low wages
A wide variety of industries ECONOMY A wide variety of industries Textiles Artisans Shipping Rise of factories
Downfalls of the factory system ECONOMY Downfalls of the factory system Very few windows or heating systems Dangerous machinery Low pay and long hours
New inventions transformed Northern factories TECHNOLOGY New inventions transformed Northern factories Telegraph Sewing Machine Steam engine Typewriter
TRANSPORTATION Railroads Canals Turnpikes
Small tight knit communities Many religions CULTURE Public Education Reform Movements Abolition, Temperance, Women’s rights Small tight knit communities Many religions