Chp 14 test

What made it possible for Southern planters to boost their profits after 1793?

• Workers planted less cotton and more rice and sugar cane.

• Workers cleaned more cotton in the same amount of time with a gin.

• Planters started raising livestock.

• Planters moved north to fertile new lands.

Which statement does NOT describe most small farmers in the South?

• They formed the majority of Southerners.

• They rented the land they worked.

• They might have owned one or two slaves.

• They worked alongside their slaves in the fields.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the earliest American railroads?

• They initially moved slower than canal transportation did.

• They were safe and reliable.

• They threw off sparks that sometimes set buildings on fire.

• They were often built with a separate track for each direction.

By the 1850's, which of the following linked many towns with cities and factories and opened new markets for the Northern economy?

• clipper ships

• wagon routes

• new railroads

• telegraphs

What is one way that steam-powered machinery changed manufacturing?

• Machines were more expensive to run.

• Factories needed more workers.

• Machines produced more goods at a higher cost.

• Factories could by built almost anywhere.

An agricultural economy developed in the South because

• Southerners wanted to live on estates like European royalty did.

• planters could raise crops at a low cost

• the land and climate were ideal for cotton, rice, and livestock.

• other United States climates were less well suited for agriculture.

Which statement BEST illustrates the South's dependence on the North?

• Northern manufacturers borrowed money from Southern banks to buy raw materials.

• Southern planters borrowed money from Northern banks to buy farm tools.

• Southerners relied on Northern factory models.

• Northerners bought manufactured goods from Southern factories.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe factory conditions in the 1840's?

• Workers lived in well-built factory housing.

• Factory owners hired entire families.

• Factories used steam-powered machines.

• Laborers worked longer hours for lower wages

What did factory workers hope to achieve by forming trade unions?

• training for unskilled workers

• improvements in working conditions

• an end to the factory system

• cooperation with factory owners

Which list classifies groups of white Southerners beginning with the wealthiest?

• poor whites, small farmers, the Cottonocracy

• the Cottonocracy, poor whites, small farmers

• the Cottonocracy, small farmers, poor whites

• small farmers, the Cottonocracy, poor whites