NC Regional Differences

Regional Differences

How did the human & physical characteristics of the US regions lead to sectionalism?

How did human & physical characteristics create regional differences & tensions in NC during the mid-1800’s?

8.G.1.2  Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States.

• East- 
• West- 
• Unequal:

Using the provided maps of NC. your task is to discover and represent the regional differences within our state.

* Black Lines represents Rail Roads, counties are present day

Take away:

• East- Most fertile land, More Plantations, Raised cash crops, many wealthy citizens

Wealth = Political Power

• West- Mountains & less fertile soil, frontier lifestyle, subsistence farming, economy was stagnant, far fewer slaves, less wealthy
• Unequal political representation, wealthy desired little government = reforms & help needed in the western region didn’t happen

Questions for thought:

1. How did Rail Roads in NC correlate with the Slave density map? 

2. Which region head the majority of the wealth and why?

3. Which regions received more political and financial support?

4. Which area is more likely to have abolitionist views?