Life in North vs South

Match the following

• Robert Fulton

• steel plow

• Samuel Morse

• Telegraph

• Cyrus McCormick

• interchangeable parts

• Eli Whitney

• steamboat

• John Deere

• mechanical reaper

Which immigrants were especially important in the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Chinese

• Russian

• German

• Mexican

Which is true about the North. Select all that apply.

• there were more slaves

• there were more railroads

• there were more factories

• the land was used to grow mainly cotton

What caused rapid urbanization in the early 1800s?

• people moved to cities to work in factories

• immigration

• vicinity to a transportation corridor

• slavery

Which is not true about factories in the early 1800s?

• conditions were unsafe

• child labor was often used

• women got the same wages as men

• striking and labor unions allowed for positive changes

What political party grew out of hatred for immigrants?

• Whigs

• Federalists

• Know Nothings

• Republicans

A person who opposed immigration was a

• overseer

• nativist

• robber baron

• famine

What is true about the Know Nothing Party. Select all that apply

• they elected just one president

• they disliked Catholics

• they became known as the American Party

• their influence was heavy in the South

Southerners depended on ​ (a)   for manufactured goods because their economy was based mostly on ​ (b)  

• the North
• agriculture
• slavery
• slaves
• industry
• Europe

Which crop became the most successful and profitable in the South?

• wheat

• indigo

• rice

• cotton