WorksheetsThe History of Agriculture
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Before any civilization could exist and flourish, a strong agricultural base had to be established.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
At the time of the American Revolution, 50% of the colonists made their living through agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The main crops during the American Revolution were tobacco, sugar cane, and rice.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The rich soil and climate made the New World and ideal place for agriculture.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Sea Island cotton fibers were extremely difficult to separate from the seeds.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Eli Whitney developed a machine to remove seeds from cotton.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The northern states developed their economy around industry.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
President Lincoln signed into law a bill that established the United States Department of Agriculture
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Most of the immigrants who first came to the New World were industrialists.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Most of the cotton produced went to Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Food will probably change very little in the coming years.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Genes can be located on the chromosomes by mapping
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The civilizations that provided a foundation for future civilizations were the Greeks and the
a)
Romans
b)
Americans
c)
Europeans
14.
Crops were sent to England and exchanged for
a)
wheat reapers
b)
cotton gins
c)
manufactured goods
15.
In colonial times, the most widely grown cotton was
a)
King Cotton
b)
manufactured cotton
c)
Sea Island cotton
16.
The invention that allowed the transportation of meat anywhere in the country, anytime during the year, was the refrigerated
a)
cotton gin
b)
boxcar
c)
railhead
17.
A machine for reaping wheat was developed by
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
John Deere
18.
The most important aspect in the development of agriculture was
a)
wheat reaping
b)
scientific research
c)
colony industrialization
19.
Another name for the Land Grant Act was the
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Hatch Act
c)
Hughes Act
20.
The Smith-Hughes Act established
a)
manufactured goods
b)
scientific research
c)
vocational agriculture
21.
The biggest problem cattle producers faced was
a)
research
b)
transportation
c)
climate
22.
The Smith-Lever Act set up the
a)
Cooperative Extension Servivce
b)
refrigerated boxcar
c)
Smith-Huges Act
23.
Scientific agricultural research began in this country during
a)
mid 1700s
b)
mid 1800s
c)
mid 1900s
24.
The cotton gin
a)
picked cotton
b)
made cloth from cotton fibers
c)
separated fibers and seed
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