Week26 Monday Bellringer

Which factor best completes the list? 

• A)Large population of indentured servants.

• A)Many wealthy plantation owners.

• Large inland port on the bank of the Mississippi River

• Many well-built roads through the Smoky Mountains

Which characteristic of Southern society was most influenced by the events listed in the source?

• the large number of people living in urban areas

• the reliance of Southern plantations on slave labor

• the extensive railroad networks connecting urban areas

• the reliance of Southern factories on immigrant labor

Based on the source, which statement best analyzes conditions in the South prior to the Civil War?

• Southern governments invested large amounts of capital into new infrastructure projects.

• The South relied heavily on agricultural production and had experienced little industrial development.

• Southern governments encouraged immigration to fill growing demand for labor in new factories.

• The South relied heavily on the use of skilled labor and had grown increasingly dependent on foreign trade.

Amanda is most likely describing the conditions concerning the

• poor nutrition of recent immigrants.

• inflexible schedules for factory laborers

• difficult labor done by enslaved people.

• harsh punishment for horse thieves

What was one innovation developed by Eli Whitney?

• the use of interchangeable parts

• the development of the assembly line

• the emergence of trade unions

• the development of textile factories

How did the conditions described in the source affect the economy of the North?

• Northern farms required highly skilled labor from factories to maintain machines.

• Northern factories developed in rural areas and caused shortages of farm workers

• Northern factories depended on foreign trade and were more likely to oppose tariffs

• Northern farms required fewer workers and allowed more people to take factory jobs