Economic Interdependence in the 1800s

Economic Interdependence in the 1800s

BEFORE regional specialization

(1700s)

Multiple Choice

If you lived in the Northeast and needed a bushel of wheat in the 1700s where would you have bought it from?

*Use the chart to help make your decision*

• Northeast

• Midwest

Multiple Select

How did the invention of canals impact trade between the Northeast and Midwest in the 1800s?

Select TWO answers

• Increased the costs of transporting goods

• Decreased the costs of transporting goods

• Decreased the transportation time

• Increased the transportation time

After Canals

1800s

Multiple Choice

If you lived in the Northeast and needed a bushel of wheat in the 1800s where would you have bought it from?

*Use the chart to help make your decision*

• Northeast

• Midwest

Multiple Choice

If you were a Northeastern Wheat farmer how would the invention of the canals impact you?

• I would become wealthier because more people in the Northeast would buy from me

• I would lose money because fewer people would buy from me

• I would ship more of my goods to the Midwest

Open Ended

What might the Northeastern grain farmer do instead to make money? *use the map to help you come up with an answer. There are multiple possible correct answers*

Fertile land in the Midwest allows farmers in the Midwest to produce more grain than farmers in the Northeast. As a result of high production, the Midwest farmers sell grain at a lower price

Canals make it easier to transport goods from the Midwest to the Northeast. Transportation costs decrease​

People in the Northeast purchase grain from the Midwest because its cheaper than buying grain from Northeastern farmers​

Less people in the Northeast farm grains. More people work in factories. More people in the Midwest farm grain. ​*Specialization occurs*

The Northeast imports grains from Midwest and the Midwest imports manufactured goods from Northeast. As a result the two regions become economically interdependent

Multiple Select

The invention of canals caused which of the following TWO effects?

• Increased specialization in the Northeast and Midwest

• Increased grain farming in the Northeast and Midwest

• Increased interdependence between the Northeast and Midwest

• Decrease in trade between Northeast and Midwest

BEFORE regional specialization

(1700s)

Multiple Choice

If you are a Northern Factory owner and you can sell a shirt for $20. What would you want to make the shirt out of? (1 bale of wool/cotton makes 1 shirt) *use the chart to make a decision*

• wool from a Northeastern farmer

• cotton from a southern planter

After the Cotton Gin

1800s

Multiple Choice

After the cotton gin, what material would you purchase to make the shirts in your factory?

• wool from the Northeast

• cotton from the South

Open Ended

Explain why economic interdependence would increase between the North and the South after the invention of the cotton gin