Unit 7

Which group was focused on eliminating slavery?

• Politicians
• Abolitionists
• Missionaries
• Transcendentalists

Which of these was an obstacle for women who were working to end slavery in the United States?

• They were not allowed to vote
• They were not allowed to attend school
• They were not allowed to attend Church
• They could not travel throughout the country

The dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand would describe what vocabulary word?

• Transportation Revolution
• Industrial Revolution
• Urbanization Revolution
• New Era Revolution

The early textile mills were powered on what?

• Kerosene
• Wood
• Oil
• Water

What invention made river travel faster, because it could travel against the current?

• Canoes
• Steamboats
• Rafts
• Yacht

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

• mining
• baking
• agriculture
• ship building

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

• agriculture
• industry
• mining
• agrarian lifestyle

What was the legal status of enslaved people in the United States?

• citizen
• property
• independents
• Yeomen

How did the cotton gin affect enslaved people?

• It made their lives easier.
• It increased the demand for enslaved people.
• It decreased the need for the labor of enslaved people.
• It was the first step toward abolishing slavery.