Ch. 14 and 15 REVIEW

Robert Fulton's steamboat, opening of the Erie Canal, and invention of the Steam-powered locomotive are all examples of

• Advances in Transportation
• America’s Waterways
• Inventions Improve Communication
• Causes of Sectionalism

Which of the following was a RESULT of the other three?

• harsh working conditions

• low pay

• long hours

• workers joined unions to fight for better treatment

In the years before the Civil War, many of the workers in northern factories were immigrants from

• Italy and Russia

• Ireland and Germany

• Canada and Mexico

• Greece and Turkey

What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?

• increased use of homemade goods
• improved safety conditions
• increased cost of goods

• reduced cost of goods

The main reason for the variety of products in the different regions of the country in the early years of the nation was the differences in

• family structure and education
• geography and climate
• political and social systems
• national origins and cultures

In the 1800s, urbanization (the growth of cities) was mainly the result of the

• impact of industrialization
• decrease in immigration
• shortage of land for new farms
• Indian Removal Act

Fewer immigrants settled in the South because

• most of the new arrivals chose to settle in the West
• more factories that employed unskilled laborers were located in the North
• farmland was cheaper in New England
• working conditions were worse in southern factories

Southern states passed strict laws to try to prevent enslaved African Americans from rebelling or running away. These laws were called

• the Fugitive Slave Act
• Jim Crow laws
• slave codes
• patents

Which conclusion can be drawn from this newspaper advertisement?

• The Underground Railroad was a failure.
• Slave owners believed that their slaves were property.
• Many enslaved persons became wealthy in the North.
• If slaves reached the North, rewards would not be paid.

Which of the following is an OPINION?

• the majority of white southerners did not own slaves

• there were fewer factories in the south than in the north

• free African Americans made up a small percentage of the southern population

• planters were rich and powerful, but they were horrible people