Southern Cotton Kingdom

In the early years of the United States, the South had an economy based almost entirely on ____.

• factories

• rice

• farming

What can you infer form this text?

• The Lower South was more populated than the Upper South during the early years of the U.S.

• The South was primarily agricultural, relying heavily on farming for its economy.

• Factories played a central role in shaping Southern society.

What can you infer from this text?

Choose ALL the right answers.

• • Industrial development in the South lagged behind the North because people prioritized agriculture over industry.

• Building new industries required significant investment, but Southern planters preferred to invest in farming rather than factories.

• Enslaved labor was not a key part of the Southern economy.

• The North's economy was heavily dependent on agriculture, particularly cotton farming, which was very profitable.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Industry developed more rapidly in the South than in the North because Southern planters prioritized investing in profitable agriculture, particularly cotton farming, rather than building factories.

• Industry developed more slowly in the South than in the North because Southern planters prioritized investing in profitable agriculture, particularly cotton farming, rather than building factories.

• Industry developed more slowly in the South than in the North because Southern planters prioritized investing in things like cattle and pork.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Shipping costs were a major factor in the economy of the South.

• The North had fewer and less connected railroads than the South, which led to slower economic growth and put Southern businesses at a disadvantage, especially as the Civil War approached.

• The South had fewer and less connected railroads than the North, which led to slower economic growth and put Southern businesses at a disadvantage, especially as the Civil War approached.

What caused Southern cities to grow more slowly than Northern cities?

• The South had fewer railroads than the North. In addition, Southern rail lines were short, local, and not linked together.

• Lower shipping costs on rail lines allowed Northerners to charge less for their goods.

• Due to the large number of enslaved people in the South, there was a shortage of housing.

Why did some of the cities mentioned in this text become important centers of trade?

• Because some cities, like St. Louis, had lower taxes than other nearby cities.

• They linked Midwest shippers with the cities of the Northeast.

• They linked Midwest farmers with cities of the Northeast.

Why was St. Louis an important location for trade?

Choose the BEST answer.

• St. Louis is in the western part of the USA and within 50 miles of over half the county's population.

• Steamboats were very inexpensive there.

• It is where 3 major rivers meet.

What can you infer from this text?

Choose ALL the right answers.

• Because workers focused on one task and worked together, they could make more cloth than if each person tried to do everything alone.

• Specialization meant workers had to learn every step of the process.

• Industrialization happened the same way in the South.

• Since each person only did one step, they got faster and better at it.

What is the main idea of this text?

• The North stopped making cloth during industrialization and the South was better at making cloth than the North.

• At the beginning of industrialization in the North, jobs were broken into smaller parts so each worker did just one task. This helped them work faster and make more things.

• Specialized workers were at a disadvantage because they only knew how to do 1 thing and factory owners needed workers who could do many things.