2nd Semester Review US History

Many northerners did not approve of the Mexican-American War because they feared that this would be allowed to spread throughout southwestern lands.

• taxes

• disease

• slavery

• women's suffrage

The Industrial Revolution began in ________ in the ______________ Industry.

• the United States/farming

• Great Britain/farming

• Great Britain/textile

• the United States/textile

How were prices of goods affected by mass production?

• They rose.

• They went down.

• They stayed the same.

• They became unpredictable.

Which statement best describes working conditions in the mills in the 1800s?

• Workers had plenty of free time for activities other than work.

• Each worker could choose the time at which the workday began as long as they worked 8 hours.

• Some workers suffered from health problems such as chronic cough due to unsafe conditions.

• The health of workers was a top priority of caring managers.

The Transportation Revolution can best be described as a period of

• rebellion against foreign countries' use of American shipping lanes.

• economic depression brought on by inferior modes of travel.

• public disapproval of traditional modes of transit.

• rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel.

The invention of the plow and the reaper helped the farming industry by

• allowing customers to buy on credit.

• causing cities to grow, creating a larger market.

• enabling farmers to plant and harvest huge crop fields.

These people owned small farms and often worked alongside their slaves.

• Planters

• Yeomen

• Abolitionists

• Factors

Life in southern cities was similar to plantation life in the 1800s because

• public education was widely available.

• local governments funded water systems.

• slaves did most of the work.

• business owners maintained streets.

Which of the following is NOT true? Free blacks living in the South

• had rights equal to those of whites.

• were seen by whites as a threat to the institution of slavery.

• usually could not vote.

• could not hold certain jobs or travel freely.

Nat Turner led a rebellion of slaves against slaveholders because he

• had watched his father die as a result of a beating by his slaveholder.

• believed that God had told him to end slavery.

• was inspired by the success of other violent slave revolts.

• had tried and failed at non-violent methods of resistance.