Chapter 11 North and South Take Different Paths

The first workers at Lowell, Massachusetts were mostly

• women.

• inventors.

• German immigrants.

• slaves.

Which of the following could be made with interchangeable parts?

• toasters

• needles

• paintings

• spoons

What was a major advantage of railroads compared to other kinds of transportation?

• Travelling by railroad was very safe.

• Railroads could be built almost anywhere.

• Railroads could be built quickly.

• Railroads did not harm the environment.

Free African Americans were NOT prevented by law from

• sending their children to public school.

• holding low paying jobs.

• serving on juries.

• testifying in court against white people.

Why was cotton so important in the 19th century United States?

• Cotton helped small farms in the western territories flourish.

• Cotton was the greatest source of wealth of the entire country.

• Cotton was the only crop grown in the South.

• Cotton was the most important export to Asia.

Which of the following statements helps you draw a conclusion about the relationship between the North and the South before the Civil War?

• Most Southern slaveholders lived on large plantations.

• The northern textile industries needed the cotton produced in the South.

• It was illegal to import enslaved Africans to the US after 1808.

• Free African Americans in both the North and the South faced discrimination.

Which of the following were all cotton producing states?

• Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Vermont

• New, York, New Jersey, Maine, Ohio

• Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana

• Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Connecticut

The primary purpose of the slave codes was to

• control every aspect of an enslaved person's life.

• guarantee good working condition for enslaved people.

• legalize marriages between enslaved people.

• prevent enslaved people from practicing their religion.

Who might have complained that competition with the railroads would cause them to lose money?

• western farmers

• factory owners

• telegraph users

• canal investors

After the passage of the Missouri Compromise, the number of free states and slave states was

• 12 free, 12 slave.

• 10 free, 12 slave.

• 6 free, 16 slave.

• 16 free, 6 slave.