antebellum america and the south
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 antebellum | pre war |
| mason dixon line | 1779 |
| first recognized north south border | mason dixon line |
| when was the amistad | 1830's |
| frederick douglas | escaped slave who traveled to different countries giving speeches |
| sojourner truth | escaped slave who dedicated her life to anti slavery and womens rights |
| manifest destiny | americas destiny for westward expansion |
| war with mexico years | 1846 1848 |
| president polk wanted to allow | texas to become a state but the us and mexico disagreed on the border |
| 15 million | how much money we paid for the southwest territory |
| 10million | how muchmoney we pid for the tips of arizona and new mexico |
| upper southe states | maryland, virginia, tennessee, and north carolina |
| deepsouth states | georgia, south carolina, alabama, mississippi, louisiana, florida, arkansas, texas |
| upper south | produced more products like tobacco and hemp as well as cotton |
| deep south | focused solely on cotton |
| capital | money to invest in a buisness |
| reasons why there was little industry in the south | they had alll their money invested in slaves, they were unwilling to do this, most of them were slaves with no money |
| the three largest cities | baltimore,charlestown,and neworleans |
| transportation systems of the south | natural waterways, railroad systems |
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