5.01 and 5.02 Review

Why did the South see more devastation than the North after the Civil War? Choose 2

• The South was a poorer economy before the war and remained poor after

• Many people left the South leaving an unstable economy

• Most of the battles happened in the South

• There were around 4 million slaves with no jobs that needed a new way to live

What were Northerners called that went to the South for financial gains or to help after the Civil War called?

• scalawags

• swindlers

• carpetbaggers

What is an area with more farmland and countryside?

• urban

• rural

• suburban

What is an area with more populated city environment?

• urban

• rural

• suburban

After the Civil War, Southerners began moving to more____________areas.

• rural

• urban

• suburban

Before the Civil War, the South's economy was based on...

• industry

• agriculture

Choose some things that led to the South's industrialization. Choose all that apply.

• Coal

• Railroads

• Growing Cities and Population

• Increased wealth

• Luxury items and Northern investments

What was the energy source for trains at the time?

• diesel

• coal

• wood burning fires

• oil

Choose the details that described the Great Plains

• arid soil

• large plantations

• frequent dust storms

• low rainfall

• many rivers and streams

Choose issues with settling the Great Plains

• overcrowding

• few supplies and few trees

• tough soil for growing things

• low water supplies

• constant rainfall