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Differences Between North and South 1800-1850

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The geography of which region includes a wide, fertile coastal plain?

a)

North

b)

South

2.

The geography of which region includes fast-moving rivers as a source of power?

a)

North

b)

South

3.

The geography of which region can be described as having plentiful rainfall and a long growing season?

a)

North

b)

South

4.

The geography of which region can be described as having a short growing season?

a)

North

b)

South

5.

Which region was known for its agriculture?

a)

North

b)

South

6.

Which region was known for its industry?

a)

North

b)

South

7.

Which region was known for its shipbuilding?

a)

North

b)

South

8.

What was the impact of the cotton gin?

a)

Cotton became the most important crop in the South

b)

European demand for cotton declined

c)

Textile mills moved to the South

9.

What was the shift from hand-made products to machine-made products called?

a)

Interchangeable Parts

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Triangle Trade

10.

A person who favors policies that support farming.

a)

Agrarian

b)

Industrialist

11.

A person who favors policies that support factories

a)

Agrarian

b)

Industrialist

12.

This region used railroads as its primary mode of transport.

a)

North

b)

South

13.

This region used riverboats as its primary mode of transport.

a)

North

b)

South

14.

Most of the political leaders in the South were...

a)

factory owners

b)

wealthy planters

c)

religious leaders

15.

Most of the political leaders in the North were...

a)

factory owners

b)

wealthy planters

c)

religious leaders

16.

Immigrants looking for work in mills and factories moved to which region?

a)

North

b)

South

17.

Which region had more miles of railroads?

a)

North

b)

South

18.

In which region was slavery legal?

a)

North

b)

South

19.

Mining was common in which state?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Alabama

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Louisiana

20.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Whitey Ellis

c)

Ernie Willie

d)

Whit Eastman

21.

What term means to the social separation of groups of people, especially by race?

a)

segregation

b)

plantation

c)

pull factor

d)

push factor

e)

discrimination

22.

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?

a)

discrimination

b)

plantation

c)

pull factor

d)

push factor

e)

Industrial Revolution

23.

What term refers to an influence that drives someone away from a location?

a)

segregation

b)

plantation

c)

pull factor

d)

push factor

e)

discrimination

24.

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.

a)

plantation

b)

pull factor

c)

push factor

d)

Industrial Revolution

e)

segregation

25.

What term refers to an influence that draws someone to a new location?

a)

discrimination

b)

plantation

c)

pull factor

d)

push factor

e)

segregation

26.

What term refers to the unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic?

a)

discrimination

b)

plantation

c)

pull factor

d)

push factor

e)

segregation