Chapter 19: Worlds of North and South

The South had fast rivers, perfect for generating power.

• True

• False

Agrarian means...

• A politician

• Economy based on farming

• An old person

• A person concerned with deforestation

Factories were build near rivers and canals so that...

• People could use the rivers for transportation to work

• Pollutants could be dumped into the rivers

• Power could be generated to help run the factories

• There would be drinkable water nearby for so many workers

The invention of the sewing machine helped increase wages for seamstresses.

• True

• False

The South had access to seaports to help ship and transport goods for sale.

• True

• False

Most of the politicians from the South were wealthy plantation owners.

• True

• False

The South wanted federal tax money to be spent on roads and "internal improvements" because they would benefit most from the improvements.

• True, because there were few roads in the South, and more were needed.

• False, because they thought the North would benefit more from internal improvements

• False, because they didn't want to pay more tax money.

• True, because they thought the Federal government should take care of improvements in the states

The invention of the cotton gin increased the need for slaves, because cotton became a more important cash crop.

• True

• False

Northerners were more wealthy than Southerners, because they had an industrial economy, and the South had an agrarian economy.

• True

• False

The easiest form of transportation in the North was steamboats.

• True

• False