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The North o Cities grew rapidly thanks to the Industrial Revolution and immigrants coming to live in the US
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By 1860, 1 million people lived in NYC!
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o Economy was based on factories and banking
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The South o Has huge amount of land (896,000 square miles compared to 557,000 in the North) o Economy is based on plantations, called a Plantation Economy o Meaning plantations and slavery were main source of $ o King Cotton, rice, tobacco, corn, indigo sugar
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Lifestyle: Based on southern pride Did not like change – were very traditional Slavery and the southern way of life was their main concern Even non slave owners wanted to preserve (keep) the southern way of life
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The Mason Dixon Line o Imaginary line that divides the North and South between Pennsylvania and Maryland
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Not all southerners owned slaves (only 50%) Not all slave owners (Masters) treated their slaves harshly Some slave owners thought the treatment of factory workers in the North was worse than the treatment of slaves o Why do you think this would be the case???
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By 1804 all Northern States had outlawed slavery Religious groups like the Quakers said that slavery was a sin Many people wanted to reform (= change ) slavery in the U.S.
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abolish = to end something Abolitionists = people who want to end slavery in the U.S.
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Gave speeches to urge people/ gov’t to end slavery Wrote/ created anti- slavery newspapers devoted to ending slavery ( Ex: The Liberator)
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Wrote books about slavery in the South Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Helped enslaved people escape Underground Railroad
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A system of secret routes (paths and passages) that slaves took to escape to the far North and Canada Conductor = a leader/ helper on the U. R. (Underground Railroad)
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Famous Abolitionists Harriet Tubman = escaped slave who led hundreds on the Underground Railroad
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Fredrick Douglas – gave many speeches on slavery William Lloyd Garrison – Created The Liberator, Anti- Slavery Newspaper
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Songs o Follow the Drinking Gourd Follow the Drinking Gourd o Used to tell how to reach the North o Symbol for the Big Dipper o Follow the North Star o Follow the rivers o Leave in the winter
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Find a safe house o A light/lantern in the window to guide you o Hung up quilt patterns
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Travel at night in the cover of darkness To hide from the dogs: jump into the river or travel when raining Look for moss growing on the north side of rocks or trees as a guide
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Pathways to Freedom
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