Why did factory owners hire children?

they only hired children who got kicked out of school

they worked harder than the adults

How were free blacks treated in the North?

they faced prejudice and discrimination

they were captured and sold into slavery

they were treated fairly most of the time

Which statement is TRUE of early factories?

they were dirty, loud, and dangerous

most were found in the west and south

many laws were passed to help and protect workers

The Nativists believed that

immigrants should be able to vote

immigrants should be paid the same as US citizens

What was the main goal of the Know-Nothing Party?

to help factory workers gain more pay

to help free blacks in the North

Why did many German immigrants come to America?

to own a plantation with slaves

Slave codes are BEST described as

state laws in the South to control slaves

laws which allow slaves to buy their freedom

laws that give slaves more freedom

a way for slaves to secretly communicate

Which statement is TRUE?

the South had very little industry

the South built many textile mills

ALL of the nation's iron works factories were in the north

most of the railroads were in the South

Why did cotton become so important to the Southern economy?

it was more profitable than anything else

it required less land than other crops

they wanted to compete with the North

Why weren't more factories built in the antebellum South?

they couldn't compete with Northern factories

they didn't have the money or resources

Congress passed a law against it

Slaves wouldn't work in factories

What led to stricter slave codes?

too many slaves were running away

too many slaves were sold at auction

Why was it illegal to educate slaves?

educated slaves were more likely to escape

they didn't want to learn to read and write

Ch. 14 North & South

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who developed America's first steam powered locomotive?

Peter Cooper

Alfred Vail

John Deere

Robert Fulton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is given credit for perfecting the telegraph?

Samuel Morse

Alfred Vail

Cyrus McCormick

Sarah Bagley

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who developed the first steel-tipped plow?

John Deere

Cyrus McCormick

John Russworm

Peter Cooper

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented the first mechanical reaper?

Cyrus McCormick

Samuel Morse

Nat Turner

Samuel Cornish

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The world's largest sewing machine company was owned by

Isaac Singer

Eli Whitney

Alexander Graham Bell

Henry Ford

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was most of America's industry located around 1850?

Northeast

South

along the entire east coast

West

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Improved transportation led to

more people moving to the cities and to the west

less industrial production

higher taxes on the middle class

higher export taxes

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Ch. 14 North & South

25 questions

Who developed America's first steam powered locomotive?

Who is given credit for perfecting the telegraph?

Who developed the first steel-tipped plow?

Who invented the first mechanical reaper?

The world's largest sewing machine company was owned by

Where was most of America's industry located around 1850?

Improved transportation led to

A group of skilled workers who organized for better wages is called

A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Why did factory owners hire children?

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