The Worlds of North and South

The geography of the South support the growing of cash crops in all the these ways except:

• It had wide, fertile coastal plains

• It had plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons

• It had fast moving rivers as a source of power.

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

• Banking

• Agiculture

• Mining

• Shipbuilding

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the South?

• Cotton mills moved south

• Cotton farmers no longer needed enslaved people

• Cotton became the South's most important crop

• Cotton exports to Europe declined

Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• A decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in the labor of enslaved people

• A shift from handmade products to machine made products

• A conflict among factory owners in cities

Which invention belongs to the Industrialization to Northern agriculture.

• Sewing machine

• Steamboat

• Reaper

• Power loom

Why were textile mills built near rivers?

• Textile mills were built near population centeres

• Rivers provided transpiration for employees of the mills

• Rivers provided power to operate the mills

By 1850, the most efficient way to move goods in the North was by:

• Canal boat

• Railroad

• Steamboat

• Stagecoach

Unlike Northerners, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories.

• They put their money in land and enslaved people

• They bought manufactured goods rarely.

• They preferred the lifestyle of small family/friends.

Which best describes the difference between an agrarian and industrialist in the 1800's?

• One favors policies that support farming and the other favors policies that support factories.

• One is poor and other is wealthy

• One employs enslaved people and to the other employs immigrants.

Why did the South oppose laws to provide federal money for internal improvements, such as roads and canals?

• They thought these improvements would benefit mostly the North.

• They thought these improvements were dangerous

• They thought these improvements would require increased taxes.