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WorksheetsUnit 5 - Sectionalism & Reform
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
The majority of southern slaves did what type of labor?
They worked as domestic servants in southern homes.
They grew cash crops such as cotton, rice, and sugar.
They mined minerals such as coal and iron.
They worked as crafts people building fine pieces.
Good geography for cotton, large plantations, & need for large labor supply describes...
factors that attracted immigrants to the South.
reasons slavery flourished in the South.
evidence that slavery would be abolished.
reasons that industry was slow to develop in the North
What did the cotton gin do?
picked cotton from the fields at a much faster rate than before
removed cotton seeds from picked cotton at a much faster rate than before
spun cotton fibers into thread at a much faster rate than before
wove cotton threads into textiles at a much faster rate than before
Which of the following was NOT a result of the invention of the cotton gin?
Cotton profits increased enormously.
Cotton growers used profits to build more textile mills in the South.
Cotton production increase required more slaves.
Cotton plantations extended as far west as Texas.
How did cotton benefit states in the Upper South that did not grow it the most?
They sold tobacco to slaves in the Deep South.
They sold food to the the Deep South to feed slaves.
They sold slaves to the Deep South to produce cotton.
They bought cotton to use in their textile mills.
How did cotton and slavery benefit Northern states?
They sold tobacco to slaves in the South.
They sold food to the the South to feed slaves.
They imported slaves to sell to the South to produce cotton.
They bought cotton to use in their textile mills.
Why was Memphis a center for the cotton trade and the slave trade in the South?
Its location on the Atlantic allowed for quick trade to both the cotton-producing South and the textile-manufacturing Northeast.
It bordered textile factories in the industrial West allowing quick transport of cotton.
Congress passed a law making Memphis the center of trade to prevent the spread of slavery to the West.
Its location on the Mississippi was in the heart of cotton-producing South.
In the early 1800’s Memphis and Nashville grew faster than other areas in the state because…
cities were safer than the open countryside.
locations on major rivers connected them to other markets.
natural resources were scarce in other areas.
few opportunities were available in other areas.
What was the Second Middle Passage?
The journey of Africans to America in the early 1800s.
When slaves were sold from the Upper South to the Lower South.
The movement of former slaves to Northern cities after the Civil War.
The path of the Underground Railroad where slaves escaped to freedom in the North.
Which of the following does NOT describe the Industrial Revolution?
manufacturing moves from individual production to mass production
factories consolidate multiple stages of production of a good
slaves are used as labor in dangerous textile factories
manufacturing relies on new power sources like water and steam
demand for cotton increases slavery on plantations across the Deep South
What invention most directly led to an increased reliance on slavery in the early to mid 1800s?
cotton gin
steam engine
railroads
interchangeable parts
Who invented interchangeable parts?
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
John Deere
What are interchangeable parts?
having multiple tools with the same purpose
individually crafting a good from start to finish by hand to ensure quality
creating backups or fail-safe mechanisms to ensure an item won't stop working
precisely creating identical parts of a good that work on all items produced
Which immigrant from England brought the secrets of British textile manufacturing with him?
Samuel Slater
Francis Cabot Lowell
Eli Whitney
John Deere
Which of the following was NOT an innovation of Samuel Slater?
began using water power to operate factory machinery
combined multiple steps of production in a factory rather than workers' homes
buying cotton directly from plantation owners rather than middle men merchants
dividing the steps of production among multiple workers to promote specialization
Who created the world's first factory that could take raw cotton and transform it into cloth in a single building?
Samuel Slater
John Deere
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot Lowell
Whom did Francis Cabot Lowell first employ in his textile mills?
children
poor farmers
unmarried women
immigrants
Which of the following helped create the success of the American textile industry? (Select 3)
invention of the cotton gin
land opened to settlement by the Indian Removal Act
a surplus of slaves in the Upper South
British investment in American factories
What was the original purpose of trade unions?
to promote safety of factory workers
to increase wages of factory workers
to provide benefits for workers in factories
to protest the use of unskilled labor in factories
What was the role of unions for factory workers?
to promote safety and higher wages
to increase worker productivity
to end child labor
to create a training system for new workers
Which of the following did NOT have a major effect on American agriculture during the Industrial Revolution?
cotton gin
new machines to harvest and process grain
farmers switching to cash crops
climate change
Which best describes Sojounrer Truth?
former slave who travelled the country promoting abolition and women's rights
women's rights advocate and abolitionist who wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
abolitionist and women's rights advocate who lectured across the country and was arrested for illegally voting
Which best describes Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
former slave who travelled the country promoting abolition and women's rights
women's rights advocate and abolitionist who wrote the Declaration of Sentiments
abolitionist and women's rights advocate who lectured across the country and was arrested for illegally voting
