8th North and South before 1850

8th North and South before 1850

8th Grade

29 Qs

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8th North and South before 1850

8th North and South before 1850

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History

8th Grade

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29 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one example of the impact that German immigrants had on the United States during the first half of the 19th century?

They created independent republics.

They controlled the governments of large cities.

They became strong advocates of slavery.

They founded hundreds of new settlements.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An important purpose of the National Road was to

promote industrialization of the lower South.

encourage settlement of the United States west of the Rocky Mountains.

encourage settlement of the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains.

promote industrialization of the upper Midwest.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first factories in the United States were built in rural areas. Later, however, factories began to be constructed in large cities. Which statement best explains how improved technology made this change possible?

Improved roads meant that factories no longer had to be located near stores that sold their products.

The invention of the trolley car enabled people to travel from the suburbs to factory jobs in the city.

Improved warehouse construction enabled factory owners to store more of their products in the city.

The invention of the steam engine meant that factories no longer had to be located near streams.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the trade unions of the early nineteenth century?

unskilled laborers organized by income

unskilled laborers organized by region

skilled craftsmen organized by a specific occupation

skilled craftsmen organized by ethnic background

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before the Civil War, plantations in the South produced millions of pounds of cotton. Between 1820 and 1860, about 75 percent of the world's cotton supply was produced in the Southern states. Most of the cotton was sold to textile mills in Great Britain, usually for large profits.


The passage supports the conclusion that before the Civil War,

cotton provided most workers in the South with a good income.

cotton was an important part of the South's basic tax structure.

cotton sales allowed the South to develop an industrial economy.

cotton was an extremely important part of the South's economy.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the Lowell System?

a system of textile manufacturing in which cloth is woven using yarn imported from overseas

a system that only employed workers who belonged to labor unions

a system that used parts individually created by skilled craftsmen

a system of textile manufacturing in which all steps of the process are performed in one factory

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Samuel Slater was a British-born American who designed the first textile mills in the United States. He was known in Britain as "Slater the traitor" because he

protested trade deals between Britain and the United States.

refused to buy cloth from British manufacturers.

refused to sell cloth he manufactured in Britain.

brought British industrial secrets to the United States.

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