Unit #5 Test Review

Radicals in the abolitionist movement-

• hoped to inspire slave revolts to end slavery.

• sought a quick but peaceful end to slavery.

• favored the gradual ending of slavery.

• did not care about slavery in the south.

Which group benefited most from early efforts to establish public schools?

• white girls

• white boys

• African American girls

• African American boys

The majority of enslaved people worked as-

• skilled craftspeople

• household servants

• factory workers

• field hands

Compared to the South, the North had-

• warmer winters, longer summers

• wetter winters, drier summers

• colder winters, shorter summers

• shorter winters, warmer summers

What was the MAIN effect of the cotton gin on slaves?

• It made slaves' lives easier.

• It ended the Atlantic slave trade.

• It increased the demand for slaves.

• It decreased the value of slaves.

Which group benefited most due to Robert Fulton's invention of the steam engine in 1807?

• Fishermen could now increase their territories at sea.

• Factory workers increased wages from increased profits.

• Business men profited from cheaper movement of goods.

• Slaves didn't have to transport cotton on their backs.

Few mills and factories were built in the South because Southerners-

• did not buy manufactured goods

• refused to pay wages to workers

• believed women should work at home

• put their money into land and slaves.

When gathered together in "invisible churches" slaves-

• taught their children the value of silence

• kept their African languages alive

• brought joy and comfort to each other

• preached a message of obedience to their owners

The most common way slaves resisted slavery was by-

• running away to the north

• finding ways to avoid work

• killing their owners

• organizing slave uprisings

Most goods in the SOUTH moved by-

• river

• railroad

• canal

• road