<p> Two Ways of Life</p><p>Enduring Understanding To understand the present and make plans for their future, you must first understand the past.</p><p>Essential Question: Why did economic development of the North and the South differ?</p><p>How did economics affect the individual and family life?</p><p>What impact did the growth of industry have on the American way of life?</p><p>Guiding Questions 1. What advances in transportation and communications occurred between 1820 and 1860?</p><p>2. What inventions changed farming and other kinds of work in the US?</p><p>3. What conditions existed in the Northern factories during the mid-1800s?</p><p>4. How did workers respond to those conditions?</p><p>5. How did the increased immigration affected life in the North?</p><p>6. How did the North and South differ before 1860?</p><p>7. What effect did the cotton gin have on the lives of Southerners?</p><p>8. What classes made up the Southern society?</p><p>9. How did African Americans live in the South? Two Ways of Life</p><p>Enduring Understanding To understand the present and make plans for their future, you must first understand the past.</p><p>Essential Question: Why did economic development of the North and the South differ?</p><p>How did economics affect the individual and family life?</p><p>What impact did the growth of industry have on the American way of life?</p><p>Guiding Questions 1. What advances in transportation and communications occurred between 1820 and 1860? Oceangoing steamers, clipper ships, railroads, telegraph</p><p>2. What inventions changed farming and other kinds of work in the US? John Deere lightweight plow, McCormick’s reaper, sewing machine</p><p>3. What conditions existed in the Northern factories during the mid-1800s? Women worked for lower wages, 12 to 15 hour days, 1/3rd of workers were children, poorly lit and not well ventilated, had to work at a fast pace</p><p>4. How did workers respond to those conditions? Formed Labor Unions, went on strikes</p><p>5. How did the increased immigration affected life in the North? Most worked in factories – possibly taking jobs from other workers, Germans taught horticulture, campaigned to end child labor, jealous against foreigners arose --- discrimination</p><p>6. How did the North and South differ before 1860? North – factory, manufacturing minded, more urban and industrialized, small farms if any South – agriculturally minded, plantations, rural – few cities, produced cloth/clothing at home</p><p>7. What effect did the cotton gin have on the lives of Southerners? Produced 50 lbs. vs. 1 lb. by hand, became most important crop in South, Became King in South, more land and slaves were bought, shipped much of cotton to the North </p><p>8. What classes made up the Southern society? Planters – best land, 20+ slaves; 1000s of acres Yeomanry – 100s of acres, 5 to 20 slaves Poor whites – small percentage, rented land Free African Americans – 200,000 around 1850, laws and restrictions Slaves</p><p>9. How did African Americans live in the South? Free – suffered harsh treatment, laws that restricted their freedoms, had to register, wear special badges, pay special taxes, and live separately Slaves – worked in fields, punished with a lash, slave codes</p>