WorksheetsDifferences Between North and South 1800-1850
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The geography of which region includes a wide, fertile coastal plain?
North
South
The geography of which region includes fast-moving rivers as a source of power?
North
South
The geography of which region can be described as having plentiful rainfall and a long growing season?
North
South
The geography of which region can be described as having a short growing season?
North
South
Which region was known for its agriculture?
North
South
Which region was known for its industry?
North
South
Which region was known for its shipbuilding?
North
South
What was the impact of the cotton gin?
Cotton became the most important crop in the South
European demand for cotton declined
Textile mills moved to the South
What was the shift from hand-made products to machine-made products called?
Interchangeable Parts
Industrial Revolution
Triangle Trade
A person who favors policies that support farming.
Agrarian
Industrialist
A person who favors policies that support factories
Agrarian
Industrialist
This region used railroads as its primary mode of transport.
North
South
This region used riverboats as its primary mode of transport.
North
South
Most of the political leaders in the South were...
factory owners
wealthy planters
religious leaders
Most of the political leaders in the North were...
factory owners
wealthy planters
religious leaders
Immigrants looking for work in mills and factories moved to which region?
North
South
Which region had more miles of railroads?
North
South
In which region was slavery legal?
North
South
Mining was common in which state?
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Rhode Island
Louisiana
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Whitey Ellis
Ernie Willie
Whit Eastman
What term means to the social separation of groups of people, especially by race?
segregation
plantation
pull factor
push factor
discrimination
What term refers to a large area of privately owned land where crops were grown through the labor of slaves or workers who lived on the land?
discrimination
plantation
pull factor
push factor
Industrial Revolution
What term refers to an influence that drives someone away from a location?
segregation
plantation
pull factor
push factor
discrimination
What term refers to the dramatic change in economics and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand.
plantation
pull factor
push factor
Industrial Revolution
segregation
What term refers to an influence that draws someone to a new location?
discrimination
plantation
pull factor
push factor
segregation
What term refers to the unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic?
discrimination
plantation
pull factor
push factor
segregation
