AP U.S. History / Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877
5.5 Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences
Notes
The North industrialized and attracted immigrants; the South relied on slavery and cotton. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) turned many Northerners against slavery. The Underground Railroad (Harriet Tubman) helped people escape.
Practice
Uncle Tom's Cabin was important because it:
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Harriet Tubman is known for:
Conductor.
The North's economy by 1850 was:
Regional differences.
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