Unit Seven: Pre-Civil War

As a result of urbanization, major cities faced:

Definition: idea that people have a right to disobey laws they consider to be unjust

The differences between the North and the South caused major tension between the two.

What type of working conditions and schedules did factory workers face?

Was the North or the South more industrialized with factories and industry?

What was the most cultivated agriculture in the South prior to the civil war?

The goal of this movement was to improve working conditions and end child labor.

Definition: The movement of population from from rural areas to cities

The goal of this movement was to end the abuse of alcohol to improve society.

Definition: an organized attempt to improve what is unjust or imperfect in society.

Which region of the country was more reliant on agriculture?

Definition: to prepare and use land for planting crops

Which of the following groups, most strongly opposes slavery?