Honors TCi Lesson 19 Review

The geography of the South supported the growing of cash crops in all of these ways EXCEPT

• A. it had wide, fertile coastal plains.

• B. it had access to seaports to export goods.

• C. it had fast-moving rivers as a source of power

• D. it had plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons.

Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• A. a conflict between factory owners in cities

• B. a shift from handmade products to machine-made products

• C. a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in slave labor

• D. a change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses

Which of these best describes the difference between an agrarian and an industrialist in the 1800s?

• A. One is poor while the other is wealthy.

• B. One employs slaves and the other employs immigrants.

• C. One works to support a family while the other works to make money.

• D. One favors policies that support farming and the other favors policies that support factories.

By 1850, which of these was the most efficient way to move goods in the North?

• A. by railroad

• B. by steamboat

• C. by canal boat

• D. by stagecoach

Describe the climate(weather) of the South.

• A. Cold, harsh winters

• B. Extreme heat and lack of humidity

• C. Mild winters and long, hot, humid summers

• D. Dry summers, mild winters

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?

• A. Cotton mills moved to the South.

• B. Cotton exports to Europe declined.

• C. Cotton farmers no longer needed slaves.

• D. Cotton became the South's most important crop.

What was life like for free African Americans in the North?

• A. They were given special privileges.

• B. They were encouraged to move to the South.

• C. They were not treated as equal to other citizens.

• D. They had the same rights as all other citizens.

Which of these is one reason that U.S. immigrants settled in the North?

• A. It offered free land.

• B. It offered jobs in mills and factories.

• C. They were attracted by the good climate.

• D. They were attracted by the railroad system.

Describe the natural features of the North.

• A. Few flat areas, a jagged coast, and thick forests

• B. Large open plains and beaches

• C. Swamps and thick vegetation

• D. Desert like landscape

Who invented the cotton gin?

• A. Francis Cabot

• B. John Deere

• C. Eli Whitney

• D. Elias Howe