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LOYALTY.....Sectionalism is when people feel loyalty to their region instead of the whole nation. | giving support, rooting for |
MANUFACTURING....... The Northeast was the center of manufacturing | make goods |
REVOLUTION....... After the American Revolution, the colonies became an independent country. | a WAR THAT CHANGES how a country was run in a big big major way |
SLEEK...... | thin, glides , a cat is sleek |
LEADING TRADE POWER....... Due to clipper ships which were fast, the USA became the leading trading power of the world. | country that is ahead in trade compared to other countries |
TRANSPLANTED FROM ......Cheap and easeir goods ,ideas of the Industrial Revolutions were transpalnted from England to the Northeast. | moved from |
ESTABLISHED..... Tax on imports were started to protect American goods. | set up, make, start up |
BANDING TOGETHER...... Labor Unions were organized groups of people who banded together. | sticking to together (usually to have more power) |
BACKBONE OF THE ....Planting was the backbone of the Southern Economy. | the MAIN or MOST IMPORTANT important part |
REQUIRED ...... Cotton Plantations required a lot of labor (workers) | needed |
IMPORTED...... Slaves were imported from Africa | brought in ( to the country) |
FUNCTION...... The function of growing cotton was performed bt slaves. | Job, role, |
RELIANCE.... The South had a strong reliance on cotton for their economy. | depending on, needing |
GAP ..... There grew a gap between the North and the South over slavery | split |
RIFT.... There was a growing rift over slavery . | a separattion usually caused by a difference of opinion or argument |
TARIFF... A tariff is a tax put on imported goods | tax put on goods coming into a country |
ABOLISH..... The NOrth wanted to abolish slavery. | get rid of something for good |
BLIGHT..... Slavery is a blight on the United States. | a disease, a very bad part, a stain on a reputation |
LIVLIHOOD.... The South was very dependent on the production of cotton and slave labor for their livlihood. | how people earn their living, how people support themselves |
RESOLVED....... The disagreement about slavery would have to be resolved if the country was to stay together. | fixed, settled , decided |
LEGISLATION | laws |
RELY.... The South relied on slavery. | depend on |
COOPERATIVE.......People in the West had to be cooperative with one another to build houses and make things together. | doing something with someone |
VENTURE......People in the west had to depend on their neighbors when they started ventures. | a new project , an adventure |
COOPERATIVE VENTURE...... People in the west had to work together . Projects such as building roads needed to be cooperative venture. | a new project or adventure that you do with someone |
NECESSITY.... Southerners defended slavery as a necessity for their livlihood. | a need, strong need, absolute need |
OCCUPATION........ Manufacturing cotton was the occupation of the South. Manufacturing and Trading was the occupation of the North. | job, |
RULING CLASS....... The wealthy (rich) farmers were the ruling class of the South. | group or people who have all the control |
BOTTOM ON THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE.....Poor farmers were on the bottom of the social structure | Had little power |