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Chapter 14 North and South

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of the cotton gin was...

a)

to pick cotton faster

b)

to remove the seeds from the cotton fibers

c)

to turn cotton into clothes

2.

How were women discriminated against in factories?

a)

they were unable to join unions

b)

they were paid less than men

c)

they were paid more than men

d)

they couldn't work in factories

3.

By the 1850s, slavery and cotton growth was focused in the...

a)

Upper South

b)

Deep South

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

North

4.

Which invention greatly increased the demand for cotton and slave labor?

a)

the sewing machine

b)

the cotton gin

c)

the locomotive

d)

clipper ships

5.
Which statement is TRUE?
a)
the South had very little industry
b)
the South built many textile mills
c)
ALL of the nation's iron works factories were in the north
d)
most of the railroads were in the South
6.
Who were the most powerful people in Southern society?
a)
plantation owners
b)
factory owners
c)
yeoman farmers
d)
inventors and innovators
7.
Slave codes are BEST described as
a)
state laws in the South to control slaves
b)
laws which allow slaves to buy their freedom
c)
laws that give slaves more freedom
d)
a way for slaves to secretly communicate
8.
Which statement is TRUE of early factories?
a)
they were dirty, loud, and dangerous
b)
they were great places to work
c)
most were found in the west and south
d)
many laws were passed to help and protect workers 
9.
How were free blacks treated in the North?
a)
they faced prejudice and discrimination
b)
they were treated equally
c)
they were captured and sold into slavery
d)
they were treated fairly most of the time
10.
Why did factory owners hire children?
a)
to keep costs down
b)
to be mean
c)
they only hired children who got kicked out of school
d)
they worked harder than the adults
11.
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
a)
prejudice
b)
discrimination
c)
racism
d)
segregation
12.

Where was most of America's industry (factories) located in the 1800s?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

along the entire east coast

d)

West

13.

Who invented the telegraph and Morse Code?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Alfred Vail

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Sarah Bagley

14.

What large group of Southerners owned small farms of about 50 to 200 acres and usually did not own slaves?

a)

tenant farmers

b)

yeoman

c)

rural poor

d)

plantation owners

15.

What did the thriving economy of the South depend on?

a)

tobacco

b)

slavery

c)

rice

d)

railroads

16.

What did John Deere invent in 1837?

a)

steam engine

b)

steel tipped plow

c)

thresher

d)

mechanical reaper

17.

What were people called who were opposed to immigration?

a)

anti-aliens

b)

yeoman

c)

overseers

d)

nativists

18.

Tobacco was the main crop of the Deep South.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

McCormick's reaper could harvest grain quickly, making farming wheat the main economic activity of the Midwest.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What problem did women face in the workplace?

a)

discrimination

b)

innovation

c)

literacy

d)

promotion

21.

ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys

a)

Domestic slave trade

b)

Telegraph

c)

Productivity

d)

Clipper ship

22.

a device that used electric signals to send messages

a)

Literacy

b)

Telegraph

c)

Prejudice

d)

Spiritual

23.

a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet

a)

Slave codes

b)

Famine

c)

Morse code

d)

Trade union

24.

group of workers with the same trade or skill

a)

Yeoman

b)

Trade union

c)

Nativist

d)

Slave codes

25.

a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer

a)

Telegraph

b)

Spiritual

c)

Prejudice

d)

Strike

26.

an unfair opinion not based on facts

a)

Spiritual

b)

Literacy

c)

Telegraph

d)

Prejudice

27.

unfair treatment

a)

Spiritual

b)

Productivity

c)

Overseer

d)

Discrimination

28.

an extreme shortage of food

a)

Yeoman

b)

Famine

c)

Nativist

d)

Morse code

29.

person opposed to immigration

a)

Yeoman

b)

Trade Union

c)

Slave codes

d)

Nativist

30.

measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort

a)

Clipper ship

b)

Prejudice

c)

Productivity

d)

Domestic slave trade

31.

the trade of enslaved people among states of the United States

a)

Productivity

b)

Clipper ship

c)

Domestic slave trade

d)

Strike

32.

farmer who owns a small farm 50-200 Acres

a)

Slave codes

b)

Yeoman

c)

Nativist

d)

Trade union

33.

plantation manager

a)

Literacy

b)

Spiritual

c)

Overseer

d)

Prejudice

34.

an African American religious folk song

a)

Spiritual

b)

Prejudice

c)

Telegraph

d)

Literacy

35.

a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped

a)

Domestic slave trade

b)

Clipper ship

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Productivity

36.

the ability to read and write

a)

Literacy

b)

Spiritual

c)

Prejudice

d)

Telegraph

37.

permitted by law

a)

legal

b)

allowed

c)

infraction

d)

prejudice

38.

short in duration

a)

brief

b)

hour

c)

lifetime

d)

decade

39.

farmed landlords land

a)

tenant farmers

b)

yeoman

c)

plantation owners

d)

commercial farmers

40.

The Know-Nothing party was formed by

a)

nativist

b)

republicans

c)

democrats

d)

independents

41.

A mill worker who founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association:

a)

Francis Lowell

b)

Susie Slater

c)

Sarah G. Bagley

d)

Cindy McCormick

42.

Marcus B. Allen

a)

the first African American licensed lawyer

b)

African American inventor

c)

African American religious leader

d)

american politician

43.
What party opposed immigration from other countries?
a)
Democratic
b)
Whig
c)
American/Know-Nothing 
44.
What party believed in nativism?
a)
Democratic
b)
Whig
c)
American/Know-Nothing 
45.

What was the name of Cyrus McCormick's invention?

a)

The Telescope

b)

Mechanical Reaper

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Elevator

46.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
47.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Samuel Morse
48.
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
John Deere
49.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
50.
Who invented the sewing machine?
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Eli Whitney
51.

what is a trade union?

a)

(a) It is an organisation

b)

(b) A group of workers

c)

(c) Trade unions are independent organisations that represent workers to their employers

d)

(d) To register a trade union, you must apply to the Registrar of labour Relations

52.

What is a trade union?

a)

A group of people who go on strike

b)

an organisation that acts on behalf of employers

c)

an organisation that acts on behalf of workers with the same skill

d)

a group of trouble makers in the workplace

53.
One consequence of the factory system was that ____.
a)
the range of goods produced decreased
b)
many workers were injured by machines
c)
working hours became shorter
d)
conditions for children improved
54.
What did workers with the same skills form?
a)
plantations
b)
factories
c)
strikes
d)
trade unions
55.
What did workers with the same skills form?
a)
plantations
b)
factories
c)
strikes
d)
trade unions
56.
Why did factories hire children during the early 1800s?
a)
Children were easily trained.
b)
Children could be paid less.
c)
Children did not attend school in the 1800s.
d)
Children were less prone to accidents.
57.
By 1840, what was the average workday for factory workers?
a)
6.7 hours
b)
8.0 hours
c)
11.4 hours
d)
16.2 hours
58.
What did industrial workers stage in order to put pressure on employers to change unsafe working conditions, long hours, and low pay?
a)
discrimination
b)
prejudice
c)
strikes
d)
trade unions
59.
What problem did women face in the workplace?
a)
discrimination
b)
innovation
c)
literacy
d)
promotion
60.
During the 1830s and 1840s, what were people called who were opposed to immigration?
a)
abolitionists
b)
nativists
c)
reservists
d)
yeomen

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