Us.14-16 test

How did Eli Whitney’s invention change the country forever?

• The cotton gin improved the process of separating seeds from cotton fiber.

  
  

• The sewing machine allowed mechanization of the garment industry.

  
  

• The new lubrication method allowed lubrication of moving machinery.

  
  

• The steamboat allowed goods to easily travel up the Mississippi River.

  
  

How were the goals of nineteenth-century social reformers Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony similar?

• Both worked to secure equal rights for certain citizens.

  
  

• Both worked to make alcohol illegal.

  
  

• Both worked to make labor unions legal.

  
  

• Both worked to secure care for mentally ill people.

  
  

Which woman is famous for leading slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

  
  

• Susan B. Anthony

  
  

• Sojourner Truth

  
  

• Dorothea Dix

  
  

Which invention revolutionized agriculture in the South in the early 1800s?

• the cotton gin

  
  

• the steel plow

  
  

• the horse-drawn rake

  
  

• the mechanized reaper

  
  

Which statement best explains why the economy of the South was dependent on slave labor?

• Cotton farming required a large number of cheap workers to grow but still remain profitable.

  
  

• Slavery provided a skilled workforce to manufacture products to export cheaply.

  
  

• Small farms needed a large number of cheap workers to compete and still remain profitable.

  
  

• Slavery provided a larger state population to increase federal monetary contributions to state budgets.

  
  

Which Southern industry required the most slave labor during the early nineteenth century?

• cotton farming

  
  

• dairy farming

  
  

• textile manufacturing

  
  

• firearm manufacturing

  
  

How was the agricultural economy of the United States affected by Eli Whitney's invention?

• It increased demand for slave labor throughout the South.

  
  

• It brought the plantation system to an end.

  
  

• It made tobacco the most important crop in the country.

  
  

• It encouraged the hiring of free African-Americans as day laborers

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

• It increased the amount of cotton produced in the South.

  
  

• It increased the quality of cotton produced in the South.

  
  

• It decreased the time it took for slaves to pick cotton.

  
  

• It decreased the need for slave labor on plantations.

  
  

How did the invention of the cotton gin influence agriculture in the Southern United States?

• It increased the overall demand for slave labor.

  
  

• It reduced the need for fertilization of the plants.

  
  

• It limited the expansion of the plantation system.

  
  

• It forced the relocation of many farmers toward water.

  
  

"Dozens killed in Turner Revolt" What was a main result of the event in the headline?

• an increase in sectional tensions

  
  

• the defeat of the British army

  
  

• an increase in personal rights

  
  

• the surrender of Confederate forces