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WorksheetsCh. 13 North and South 1820-1860
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Northern economy was mainly ________ while the Southern economy was based on _____________.
a)
rural, cotton
b)
industrial, agriculture
c)
agricultural, factories
d)
cotton, factories
2.
Samuel Morse created ___________.
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Morse Code
c)
Steamboats
d)
the telegraph
3.
In the 1820s and 1830s, the opening of ____________ and the first __________ made it easier to move goods from the midwest to the east.
a)
Michigan and New York
b)
railroads and steamboats
c)
the Erie Canal and steamboats
d)
the Erie Canal and railroads
4.
The first phase of industrialization is:
a)
Bring specialized people together in the factory
b)
Divide tasks among workers
c)
Introduce machinery to preform part of the work
d)
None of the above
5.
The second phase of industrialization is:
a)
Introduce machinery to preform part of the work
b)
Bring specialized people together in the factory
c)
Divide tasks among workers
d)
None of the above
6.
The third phase of industrialization is:
a)
Bring specialized people together in the factory
b)
Divide tasks among workers
c)
Introduce machinery to preform part of the work
d)
None of the above
7.
Trade Unions were created because:
a)
Workers wanted to improve work conditions
b)
There was fear of the growth of the factory system
c)
Workers needed a way to pressure employers to fix things
d)
All of the above
8.
Factory working conditions were:
a)
safe and included good pay and reasonable hours
b)
paid poorly, included long hours, and were dangerous
c)
had poor pay and long hours but were mostly safe
d)
paid well but had long hours and were very dangerous
9.
In the North, African Americans were:
a)
treated the same as whites
b)
treated the same as slaves in the south
c)
segregated and treated with prejudice and discrimination
d)
treated fairly
10.
Which group of people was discriminated against in the North?
a)
Women
b)
African Americans
c)
Immigrants
d)
All of the above
11.
Which political party was anti-Catholic?
a)
The American or Know-Nothing Party
b)
Democrats
c)
Republicans
d)
Federalists
12.
Why was cotton considered "king" in the south?
a)
The creation of the cotton gin increased production and profitability
b)
Cotton had been the most profitable southern crop since colonial times
c)
The North was willing to trade for cotton but not other crops
d)
Everyone needs cotton
13.
The cotton gin:
a)
made it easier and cheaper to produce cotton
b)
was created by Eli Whitney
c)
increased the value of enslaved people
d)
All of the above
14.
Why was there little industry in the South?
a)
Lack of capital and the profitability of the cotton
b)
They didn't want to be like the North
c)
The South preferred handmade to manufactured products
d)
None of the above
15.
Did the North or the South develop more railroads?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Who cares?
d)
Barney is a purple dinosaur
16.
_________ made up the largest group of whites in the south.
a)
Slaves
b)
Yeoman
c)
Plantation Owners
d)
Tenant Farmers
17.
Plantations relied on ____________ in order to survive until they were paid for their cotton.
a)
fixed costs
b)
varying crop prices
c)
the cotton gin
d)
credit
18.
Slaves in the South _________________.
a)
were educated
b)
were not spiritual or religious
c)
never rebelled
d)
none of the above
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