North and South Economies

North and South Economies

Multiple Choice

The system of how money is used and made in a region is called:

• production

• economy

• industry

• employment

Multiple Choice

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• a fight in a factory

• a period when all work was mechanized

• a period of rapid growth when machines were essential

A tariff is a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports

• Made the cost of imports higher

• The North could then compete with imported goods

Multiple Choice

What is a tariff?

• a tax on imports

• a fee given to manufacturers

• a charge for ships

Multiple Choice

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

• Georgia

• the South

• New England

• the West

Multiple Choice

What could workers do if they were unhappy or treated unfairly?

• Join Unions

• go on strike

• both of these

•Before the Cotton Gin -1 pound of cotton per slave per day

• •Now, 50 pounds per slave per day

• •This increases the demand for slaves

Multiple Choice

What was a negative result of the Cotton Gin?

• fewer slaves were needed

• it created a demand for more slaves

• slaves no longer had enough to do

• Cotton became the main crop in the South

Multiple Choice

After the invention of the Cotton Gin, cotton was the main crop. The area where it grew was called:

• the cotton farmland

• the cotton empire

• the cotton zone

• the cotton belt

Multiple Choice

The South had more industry than the North

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The North had more railroads than the South

• True

• False