DCMS: Compromise & Conflict Assessment

The economy in the South was based on which of these?

• Mining
• Banking
• Agriculture
• Shipbuilding

Why were textile mills built near rivers?

• Rivers provided power to operate the mills.
• Rivers provided transportation for employees of the mills.
• Textile mills were built near population centers.
• Textile mills provided cloth for factories near the rivers.

Unlike the North, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories?

• They did not buy manufactured goods.
• They put their money in land and slaves.
• They thought mills and factories caused pollution.
• They preferred the lifestyle of small family farmers.

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

• by railroad
• by steamboat
• by canal boat
• by stagecoach

Why did the South oppose laws to provide federal money for internal improvements, such as roads and canals?

• They thought taxes would need to be raised.
• They thought these improvements were dangerous.
• They thought these improvements were unnecessary.
• They thought these improvements would benefit only Northern states.

(Infer)Who were the MAIN political leaders in the South in the mid-19th century?

• Factory Owners

• Wealthy Plantation Owners

• Religious Leaders

• Educated Lawyers

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

• They were given special privileges.
• They were encouraged to move to the South.
• They were not treated as equal to other citizens.
• They had the same rights as all other citizens.

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

• It offered free land.
• It offered jobs in mills and factories.
• They were attracted by the good climate.
• They were attracted by the railroad system.

This machine revolutionized the sale of cotton in the South and actually increased the practice of enslaving people for labor...

• pulley system

• cotton gin

• steam boat

• assembly line

What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?

• it resulted in a decrease in the number of slaves

• it had little to no effect on slavery

• it made slave life easier

• it led to the exponential growth of slavery