U.S. History: Westward Expansion, Civil War and Reconstruction

In America, the North and South diverged economically

• True

• False

Which things did the North NOT make use of in their economy?

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Commerce

• Museums

During the colonial period, slavery was legal in the North and South

• True

• False

During the early 1800s, which area abolished slavery first?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Women and immigrants (and men) provided labour for the growing economy in the North

• True

• False

The South's economy was based primarily on ...?

• Factories

• Commerce

• Agriculture

Southern farmers came to depend on slaves and the number of enslaved people decreased

• True

• False

Since the North and South wanted to maintain a balance of power, were new states added in pairs? (in other words: one pro-slavery and the other anti-slavery)

• Yes

• No

Who voted that the territories in America could decide whether or not to allow slavery?

• Federalists

• Slaves

• Congress

Which president promised to halt the spread of slavery (although NOT abolish it where it already exists)?

• George Washington

• Trump

• Lincoln

• JFK