Compare and Contrast How were slash-and-burn agriculture and chinampas similar, and how were they different?

slash-and-burn agriculture and chinampas

Explanation:

The Aztec lived in wet areas. For farming, they used the chinampas to grow crops like corn, beans and squash. Chinampas were man-made islands, raised land on the surface of lake shallow waters. Chinampas were made of soil and rotten vegetation and dirt from nearby areas which allowed the crops to grow fast.

The Maya used the Slash and Burn method to farm. They would cut down all the trees and burned the stumps to clear the land for farming. The burning of vegetation provided fertile soil from the ashes. The Maya grew the same crops as the Aztec.

Both the Empire use different methods of farming to crow crops. They both rely on farming for crops. They both grow the same crops like corn, beans and Squash which also known as the three sisters as planted together.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.