Gallopade Chapter 1

What crisis did Southern plantation owners face at the end of the Civil War?

• Northerners built factories on many Southern plantations.

• Plantation owners no longer had slaves to work on their farms.

• Demand for cotton was higher than what Southern plantations could produce.

• Freed slaves were given ownership of most of the South's large plantations.

Why was the South in much worse shape that the North at the end of the Civil War?

• because the Confederacy lost so many more soldiers than the Union.

• because Abraham Lincoln made the defeated Confederacy give all its money to the Union.

• because the Union lost so many more soldiers than the Confederacy.

• because most battles were fought in the South, so damage there was much worse.

Henry Grady introduced the term "New South," and he became known as the "voice of the New South." Which statements best describe the message he communicated by using the term "New South." Choose 3

• "The South is rebuilding its beautiful plantations and its past way of live."

• "Don't hold grudges against the South; we have changed!"

• "The South has more than just agriculture-it now has great industry, too."

• "Check out the South-you will be impressed with what you see."

• "The South has a new name, but don't expect us to change our ways."

The Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution ended slavery throughout the United States. But what was next for African Americans? Many freed African Americans knew how to farm, but they had not land or money. They needed housing, clothing, food, and income. How did large numbers of African Americans try to solve this problem?

• They borrowed money from banks to buy land

• They returned to Africa on passenger ships.

• They got jobs operating new machinery on large farms.

• They became sharecroppers or tenant farmers.

What factors influenced the growth of industry in Tennessee after the Civil War? Choose 4

• Construction of railroads

• computerization

• availability of coal

• mechanization

• industrialization

In Tennessee, mechanization _______________ improve agricultural efficiency.

• did

• did not

As technology improved, farmers could ____________________.

• do less work with less labor.

• do less work with more labor

• do more work with less labor

• do more work with more labor

Ultimately, _______________________ because of mechanization.

• workers remained in rural areas.

• workers left rural areas and migrated to urban areas.

• workers left urban areas and migrated to rural areas.

Which statement best describes the results of Northern investments in Southern industries?

• Northern citizens refused to buy Southern goods and Southern industries were forced to close.

• Southern businesses refused to accept Northern investment money.

• Southern businesses and industries thrived, new factories were built across the region, and state economies flourished.

• Investors required too much from struggling businesses and Southern industries failed.

What is the capital of Tennessee?

• Jackson

• Knoxville

• Nashville

• Clarksville