Ch. 13 In Class Review

The Northern economy was mainly ________, while the Southern economy was based on _________.

• rural, cotton

• industrial, agriculture

• agricultural, factories

• cotton, factories

A series of dashes and dots represents which letters?

• Cotton Gin

• Morse Code

• Steamboats

• The Telegraph

Trade unions were created because:

• Workers wanted to improve work conditions

• There was fear of the growth of the factory system

• Workers needed a way to pressure employers to fix things

• All of the above

What were the conditions in factories like?

• Safe, with good pay and reasonable hours

• Poorly paid, with long hours and dangerous conditions

• Poorly paid and long hours, but mostly safe

• Well paid, but with long hours and very dangerous conditions

In the North, how were African Americans treated?

• They were treated the same as whites

• They were treated the same as slaves in the south

• They were segregated and treated with prejudice and discrimination

• They were treated fairly

Which political party was anti-immigrant?

• The American Party

• The Democrats

• The Republicans

• The Federalists

What did the cotton gin do?

• Made it easier and cheaper to produce cotton

• Was created by Eli Whitney

• Increased the value of enslaved people

• All of the above

Why was there little industry in the South?

• Lack of capital and the profitability of cotton

• They didn't want to be like the North

• The South preferred handmade to manufactured products

• None of the above

Which section of the country developed more railroads?

• North
• South
• West

• Barney is a purple dinosaur

_________ made up the largest group of whites in the south.

• Slaves
• Yeoman
• Plantation Owners
• Tenant Farmers