Differences Between North and South and Reform

The shift from the hand crafted system to machine technology and factories is called:

• Urbanization
• Revolution
• Industrialization
• Civilization

What effect did the cotton gin have upon the demand for slaves and land?

• It decreased the demand for both. 
• It decreased the demand for slaves, but increased the demand for land. 
• It decreased the demand for land, but increased the demand for slaves. 
• It increased the demand for both. 

The Southern economy was based on which of the following?

• Agriculture
• Trade
• Industrialism
  
• None of the above
  

What was the result of the new inventions that emerged in the North during the 1800s?

• These innovations made goods more plentiful and cheaper.
• Work shifted from skilled craftspeople to less-skilled workers.
• Factory workers often earned a lot less than skilled laborers.
• all of the above

Factory working conditions were:

• safe and included good pay and reasonable hours

• included long hours, and were dangerous

• had poor pay and long hours but were mostly safe

• paid well but had short hours and were very dangerous

Did the North or the South develop more railroads?

• North
• South

Which innovation helped make river travel better in the early 1800s?

•  the invention of the steamboat
• the production of clipper ships
• the construction of the railway
• the discovery of hidden rivers

How did cotton relate to slavery?

• The desire to grow more cotton led to increased slavery
• It did not relate to slavery
• All slaves were required to grow cotton
• Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa

The part of an enslaved person's journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

• Triangular Trade Route
• Middle Passage
• Northwest Passage
• Bermuda Triangle

What was one of the biggest fears of someone who was enslaved?

• Not being good enough to be sold
• Making enough money to get their kids into a good college
• Being sold and separated from their family or community