Ch.12 Test Review

How did canals and railroads benefit people in the Northeast?

• Goods shipped from the West became cheaper for consumers in the Northeast.

• Northeastern states collected taxes from goods shipped from the West to the Northeast.

• Improvements in transportation allowed workers in the Northeast to work fewer hours.

• Northeasterners gained greater access to foreign goods.

Which inventions most directly contributed to changing the landscape of the Midwest from prairie to farmland? Select ALL that apply.

• steel-tipped plow

• cotton gin

• telegraph

• mechanical reaper

By 1860 where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

Which invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with industrial growth and fast-paced travel?

• mechanical reaper

• railroads

• steam engine

• telegraph

What did workers do to improve their working conditions?

• created factories

• formed trade unions

• scheduled breaks

• survived famines

What problem did women face in the workplace?

• discrimination

• innovation

• literacy

• promotion

What was the main reason Irish people immigrated to the United States between 1840 and 1860?

• cheap transatlantic travel

• religious persecution

• civil war

• famine

Where did most immigrants to the United States come from between 1840 and 1860? Select ALL that apply.

• Ireland

• Germany

• Mexico

• Great Britain

What were people called who were opposed to immigration?

• anti-aliens

• overseers

• nativists

• yeomen

What forms of discrimination did most African Americans in the North face in the mid- 1800s? Select ALL that apply.

• They could not go to the best hospitals.

• They could not attend public schools.

• Many were enslaved.

• They could not vote in most states