The Worlds of North and South

The geography of the south supported the growing of cash crops in all of these ways except

• it had wide, fertile coastal plains

• it had access to seaports to export goods

• it had fast moving rivers as a source of power

• it had plentiful rainfall and long growing seasons

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

• mining

• banking

• agriculture

• shipbuilding

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

• Cotton mills moved to the south

• Cotton exports to Europe declined

• Cotton farmers stopped enslaving people

• Cotton became the South's most important crop

Which of these best describes the Industrial Revolution?

• a conflict between factory owners in cities

• a shift from handmade products to machine-made products

• a decrease in immigrant labor and an increase in enslaved labor

• a change from privately owned businesses to government-controlled businesses

What lead to the industrialization of Northern agriculture?

• reaper

• steamboat

• power loom

• sewing machine

Why were textile mills built near rivers?

• Rivers provided power to operate the mills

• Rivers provided transportation for employees of the mills

• Textile mills were built near population centers

• Textile mills provided cloth for factories near the rivers

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

• One is poor while the other is wealthy

• One enslaves people and the other employs immigrants

• One works to support a family while the other works to make money

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

Unlike the North, why did Southerners invest little money in mills and factories?

• They did not buy manufactured goods

• They put their money in land and enslaved people

• They thought mills and factories caused pollution

• They preferred the lifestyle of small family farms

By 1850, which of these was the most efficient way to move goods in the North?

• by railroad

• by steamboat

• by canal boat

• by stagecoach

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

• They thought taxes would need to be raised

• They thought these improvements were dangerous

• They thought these improvements were unnecessary

• They thought these improvements would benefit only Northern states