Q3 8th Grade Social Studies 8.12A, 8.12B, and 8.12D

Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?

• A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states

• The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories

• A reduction in trade with European countries

• The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories

Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?

• 1) Large farms; 2) Slaves used for labor

• 1) Cottage industry; 2) Mild weather that attracted immigrants

• 1) Mining; 2) Metal ores and minerals

• 1) Ranching; 2) Railroads to transport cattle to market

The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states-

• relied on subsistence farming

• used natural harbors for shipping

• focused on mining and agriculture

• traded freely with other nations

What was one result of these regional differences?

• Cities in the South emerged as centers for textile mills.

• Immigrants settled in the Midwest to establish small farms.

• Slavery increased in the Northeast as industrialization expanded.

• Plantation systems in the South were replaced by large businesses.

Which region's primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4