2-27-17 African Americans: North vs. South

Who made this statement?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Harriet Tubman
• Phillis wheatley

• It increased the number of immigrants settling in northern states
• It provided financing for canal construction
• It rapidly expanded railroad construction in southern states
• It temporarily relieved sectional tensions

These data could be used to support which conclusion?

• Gulf Coast states had to rely on steamboats to transport goods
• States in the lower South had more land devoted to plantations
• Border states had to import needed raw materials
• States in the upper South were heavily industrialized

Which statement best explains the changes seen in this table?

• Slaves from the Upper South were moved to the Lower South to work on cotton plantations
• The Upper South experienced an agricultural labor shortage in the antebellum period
• Slaves were transferred from the Lower South to the Upper South to work in newly built factories
• The Lower South lost population as setters migrated west to establish new plantations

What was the economy of the North based on?

• Agriculture
• Mining
• Industry
• Warfare

What was the economy of the South based on?

• Agriculture
• Mining
• Industry
• Warfare

Why was slavery generally supported by southerners?

• All southerners owned slaves
• They knew someday they would be slaveowners
• Slavery was an important part of their economy
• They would be executed for disagreeing

Who was known as the "Great Compromiser"? He created the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise Tariff of 1833?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Andrew Jackson
• Ben Franklin
• Henry Clay

What is the name of the US foreign policy warning European countries that further colonization of the Americas is prohibited?

• XYZ Affair
• Louisiana Purchase
• Monroe Doctrine
• 54-40 or Fight!

Which factor accounts for this trend?

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements
• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders
• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections
• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities