WorksheetsLisbon 305 Antebellum America
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Due to the climate of this region they had a diverse economy and many factories.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
East
2.
More immigrants settled in this region due to the job opportunities.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
3.
Compromise that made a division on the 36 degree 30 Latitude Line to determine slavery versus free states in the Louisiana Territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Decision
4.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
5.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
6.
How did cotton relate to slavery?
a)
The desire to grow more cotton led to increased slavery
b)
It did not relate to slavery
c)
All slaves were required to grow cotton
d)
Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa
7.
Who created the Cotton Gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Bell
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Solomon Northup
8.
Most white people in the South owned slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
"Antebellum" refers to the time _________ the Civil War.
a)
before
b)
after
10.
Wanted states to be able to make their own rights
a)
North
b)
South
11.
What was the Lewis And Clark Expedition?
a)
A group of Native American explorers that were trying to reach the rocky mountains.
b)
An adventure that took place in 1984 that Lewis and Clark led.
c)
An group of explorers that were trying to explore the Louisiana territory.
d)
An expedition led by Louis and Clark. The expedition was exploring the Mississippi River.
12.
Who owned the louisiana territory before the U.S bought it?
a)
The British
b)
The French
13.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1903
b)
1812
c)
1848
d)
1803
14.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
15.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
16.
What could women not do in the 19th century?
a)
Hold any job
b)
Vote in national elections
c)
Get married
d)
Learn to read
17.
__________________ is a term used to describe the struggle to earn the right to vote.
a)
Supper
b)
Suffrage
c)
Electoral College
d)
Abolitionist Movement
18.
The major goal of the Abolitionist Movement was?
a)
Promoting women's rights
b)
Reforming education
c)
Ending Slavery
19.
The major goal of the Education Movement was?
a)
Improving and expanding public schools
b)
Providing more training for teachers
c)
All of the above
20.
The major goal of the Women's Rights Movement was?
a)
Banning slavery
b)
Stopping public schools
c)
Gaining women's suffrage
21.
Which of the following was a problem that instigated the reforms?
a)
ideas of slavery
b)
prisons were poorly run
c)
children lacked proper education
d)
all of the above
22.
Define Reform
a)
to make change to something in order to improve it
b)
first co-ed college
c)
the time period directly after a major war
d)
the right to vote
23.
Organized attempts to improve conditions of life is known as -
a)
social reform
b)
a revival
c)
a declaration of sentiments
d)
a fugitive slave act
24.
What is the Second Great Awakening?
a)
A party
b)
A temperance Movement
c)
A speech
d)
A religious movement
25.
Which of the following individuals developed the telegraph?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Samuel Morse
26.
Which of the following was a result of the Industrial Revolution:
a)
The lower class revolted in efforts to gain more power in industrialized states
b)
We see a plumit in our economy because promise notes are passed out without hard money to support it
c)
U.S. economy expanded quickly through entrepreneurs and free enterprise
27.
What conceptual breakthrough, used by Eli Whitney to produce rifles and the cotton gin, was vital to the 1st Industrial Revolution in the United States?
a)
The Factory System
b)
The Bessemer Process
c)
Interchangeable Parts
d)
Hydroelectric Power
28.
Which of these events did NOT lead up to The Trail of Tears?
a)
Discovered gold
b)
The Indian Removal Act
c)
The Oregon Trail
d)
The Louisiana Purchase
29.
Who was the president at the time of the Indian Removal act?
a)
Winfield Scott
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Gerorge Washington
30.
The Trail of Tears claimed around how many lives?
a)
40
b)
4
c)
400
d)
4,000
31.
When was the Market Revolution?
a)
early 20th century
b)
Revolutionary War era
c)
mid nineteenth century
d)
1950s
32.
What transportation changes were most important in the Market Revolution (decreased time and cost of transportation)?
a)
paddle boats and steamships
b)
horse drawn wagons and canals
c)
trains and automobiles
d)
canals and trains
33.
The Market Revolution had the greatest effects in what part of the country?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
34.
What type of people worked in the Lowell Mills?
a)
Men
b)
Young Women
c)
Children under 10
d)
Old Women
35.
Which of these was invented during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Telephones
b)
Wagons
c)
Sewing Machines
d)
Computers
36.
Why is Samuel Slater important?
a)
he invented the railroad
b)
he created the first factory in the US
c)
Shawnee leader who united the Native Americans against the white settlers
37.
How did the Cotton Gin impact the North?
a)
it provided more raw materials, which allowed the factory system to grow
b)
the Northerners were able to now start growing cotton
38.
What happened as a result of the Cotton Gin?
a)
less slaves were needed on plantations
b)
the South ran out of cotton plants
c)
the price of slaves increased dramatically
39.
The Lowell Mills...
a)
employed young women and gave them a place to stay
b)
employed young chilren and gave them a place to stay
c)
payed the men a good deal of money and a place to stay
40.
When Maine became a free state, which state became a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Virginia
c)
Massachusets
d)
North Carolina
41.
When companies compete for profit.
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Federalism
c)
Assimilation
d)
Monopoly
42.
The first textile mill was in what state?
a)
Alabama
b)
Delaware
c)
Maryland
d)
Rhode Island
43.
What engineering feat produce an economic boom in the old Northwest?
a)
Canals
b)
Guns
c)
wheels
d)
boats
44.
Lewis and Clark started from what city?
a)
St. Louis
b)
Detroit
c)
Boston
d)
Lexington
45.
Who wanted to take over states' debts?
a)
John Adams
b)
Hamilton
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Jefferson
46.
What President was known to push Native Americans to reservations?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Washington
c)
Jackson
d)
Adams
47.
The first ten commandments to the constitution.
a)
Assimilation
b)
Federalism
c)
Political party
d)
Bill of rights
48.
Exploration of Louisiana is analogous to what in today's society?
a)
Space race
b)
Sack race
c)
Climbing Mt. Everest
d)
Hiking
49.
When Lewis and Clark got the pacific, what was the most frequent meal?
a)
Dog
b)
Deer
c)
Bear
d)
Fish
50.
A system where national needs are balanced with states' rights.
a)
Federalism
b)
Assimilation
c)
Political party
d)
Free enterprise
51.
When people with similar ideas organize?
a)
Political Party
b)
Federalism
c)
Assimilation
d)
Free Enterprise
52.
When different cultures live together and share ideas.
a)
Assimilation
b)
Antitederalsit
c)
Free enterprise
d)
Political party
53.
Political party of Jefferson.
a)
Antitederalist
b)
Libertarian
c)
Federals
d)
Whigs
54.
What is the definition of an entrepreneur?
a)
An entrepreneur is someone who manages a business
b)
An entrepreneur is someone who owns a business and makes profit from that business
c)
An entrepreneur is someone who creates a business and potentially makes money and runs the business.
d)
None of these
55.
Which Reform movement most closely associates with the term "Alcohol?"
a)
Education Reform
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Prison Reform
56.
Which of the following individuals brought factory plans to the U.S. after sneaking them out of Britain?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
57.
Which is NOT a mode of transportation invented during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Canals
b)
Wagons
c)
Steamboats
d)
Toll Roads
58.
What religious movement led to the other reform movements?
a)
The Reformation
b)
The Second Great Awakening
c)
The Renaissance
d)
The First Great Awakening
59.
Who invented the first successful steamboat?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Samuel Slater
c)
Robert Fulton
60.
Due to the climate of this region, farming of cash crops was their main economy.
a)
South
b)
North
c)
East
d)
West
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