Unit 4 - Changing Nation Review

What was the main transportation development in the Midwest during the early 1800s?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The creation of canals

• The construction of railroads

• The introduction of the cotton gin

What was a significant economic development in the north during the 1800s?

• The growth of the cotton industry

• The use of slave labor

• The invention of textile factories

• The increase in the number of slaves

What was a key factor that increased the number of slaves in the south?

• The invention of the cotton gin

• The abolitionist movement

• The Underground Railroad

• The Missouri Compromise

What was the effect of the invention of the cotton gin?

• more slaves were needed to make clothes from the cotton

• workers had to be trained to use the new machine

• farmers didn't need the extra slave labor any more

• it allowed for more cotton to be cleaned and eventually sold so more slave labor was needed

Who is known as the conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

What was the purpose of spirituals?

• they were songs used as a secret language to help slaves escape

• they were sung to slave children to help them learn to read

• slaves sang them often and sang them while working in the fields

• they were sang to slave owners telling them they wanted to leave

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To allow all states to have slaves

• To end slavery in the United States

• To determine which states would be free or slave states based on their location

• To allow citizens to vote on the legality of slavery in each state

Which of the following individuals wrote a book and delivered speeches based on his experiences as a slave?

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Sojourner Truth

When did the American Civil War begin?

• April 9, 1865

• April 12, 1861

• June 19, 1865

• January 1, 1863

How long did the Civil War last?

• 5 years

• 6 years

• 4 years

• 2 years