Ch. 14 North and South

The sewing machine increased the rate at which clothing was produced.

• True
• False

Clipper ships could sail at speeds of up to 300 miles per day.

• True
• False

After her own escape from slavery, Harriet Tubman never returned to the South again.

• True
• False

Plantation owners with many enslaved workers were considered very wealthy.

• True
• False

By 1860, where were most of the country's goods manufactured?

• Northeast
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Southwest

Which invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with industrial growth and fast-paced travel?

• mechanical reaper
• railroads
• steam engine
• telegraph

What did workers do to improve their working conditions?

• created factories
• formed trade unions
• scheduled breaks
• survived famines

What caused the increase in Irish migration to the United States?

• famine
• free land
• labor unions
• prejudice

What were people called who were opposed to immigration?

• anti-aliens
• overseers
• nativists
• yeomen

Which of the following kept the price of cotton high in the years before 1860?

• the cotton gin
• demand for cotton in Europe
• large plantations
• slavery