The Worlds of North and South

Plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons meant this sections economy was based on agriculture.

• the North

• the South

• the West

• Canada

The economy of the North was based on

• cotton farming

• industry

• automobile production

• canal building

Cotton became the South's most important crop because of what invention?

• The Reaper

• The Cotton Gin

• The Mechanical Thresher

• The steel blade plow

The move from hand-crafted goods to machine made products was known as what?

• Agrarianism

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Factory System

• The Assembly Line

What invention led to the industrialization of the North?

• power loom

• sewing machine

• steamboat

• electric battery

What was the first power source for factories in the North?

• steam

• gas

• solar

• rivers

A person that favors policies that support farming is called a(n)

• agrarian

• industrialist

• mechanic

• banker

A person that favors policies supporting factories is called a(n)

• slave holder

• agrarian

• mechanic

• industrialist

Because they invested all their money into land and slaves, Southerners had few

• canals

• railroads

• steam ships

• factories

People began to move goods by railroad in the North because

• it was quick

• it was efficient

• it was cheap

• all the answers (above)