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Society & Culture Before the Civil War

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the COTTON GIN?

a)

It was a machine that utilized the pressure of steam to power thigns like trains, boats, and factory machines

b)

It was a machine that removed the seeds from cotton.

c)

It was a machine that captured a sound and sent it through a wire.

d)

They were identical parts that could replace one another.

2.

What is the telegraph machine?

a)

It was a machine that utilized the pressure of steam to power thigns like trains, boats, and factory machines

b)

It was a machine that removed the seeds from cotton.

c)

It was a machine that used used Morse Code to send messages through an electrical wire.

d)

They were identical parts that could replace one another.

3.

What is the steam engine?

a)

It was a machine that utilized the pressure of steam to power thigns like trains, boats, and factory machines

b)

It was a machine that removed the seeds from cotton.

c)

It was a machine that captured a sound and sent it through a wire.

d)

They were identical parts that could replace one another.

4.

What are interchangeable parts?

a)

It was a machine that utilized the pressure of steam to power thigns like trains, boats, and factory machines

b)

It was a machine that removed the seeds from cotton.

c)

It was a machine that captured a sound and sent it through a wire.

d)

They were identical parts that could replace one another.

5.

What was the TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT?

a)

a movement to end slavery in the United States

b)

a movement to improve the education system in the United States

c)

a movement to end of limit the consumption of alcohol in the United States

d)

a movement to focused on getting women the right to vote

6.

What was the ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT?

a)

a movement to end slavery in the United States

b)

a movement to improve the education system in the United States

c)

a movement to end of limit the consumption of alcohol in the United States

d)

a movement to focused on getting women the right to vote

7.

How did the education system in the USA begin to change for the better in the mid-late 1800s?

a)

It was paid for by tax dollars.

b)

Teachers were required to have specific training.

c)

Systems, like braille, were put in place for students with special needs.

d)

All of these

8.

What was the number one goal of the women's rights movement?

a)

for women to be paid the same amount as men for the same job

b)

for women to be allowed to go to college

c)

for women to have the right to vote (suffrage)

d)

for women to have the right to own property, including slaves

9.

The invention of the cotton gin led to....

a)

an increase in the amount of slaves in the USA

b)

a decrease in the amount of cotton produced in the USA

c)

freedom for slaves that knew how to operate the cotton gin

d)

Eli Whitney to become the first millionaire in the USA

10.

The creation of interchangeable parts led to...

a)

an increase in child labor

b)

less people moving to cities

c)

assembly line production & unskilled labor

d)

all of these

11.

The invention of the telegraph led to...

a)

a decrease in union actions

b)

a decrease in women's pay

c)

an increase in cotton production

d)

an increase in communication

12.

This person was born a slave and learned how to read and write from their mistress. They eventually escaped slavery and lived the rest of their life as a fugitive. They published a book about their life and motivated many to join the Abolitionist Movement.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

13.

This person is credited for the invention of the cotton gin and the idea of interchangeable parts. Their concepts and inventions were very significant during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

14.

This person was born a slave. They escaped, changed their name, and then lived the rest of their life dedicated to both the abolitionist and women's rights movement.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

15.

This person was one of the leaders of the women's rights movement. They were one of the hosts of the Seneca Falls Convention, the largest women's rights convention.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

16.

Why did laborers begin to form unions?

a)

to fight for safer conditions at work

b)

to fight for better pay at work

c)

to fight to work less hours at work

d)

all of these

17.

What event led to stricter slave codes throughout the South?

a)

Nat Turner's Rebellion

b)

unsafe working conditions

c)

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin

18.

What was one of the main arguments factory owners used against workplace reform?

a)

reforms would increase productivity

b)

reforms would improve worker health

c)

reforms would reduce profits

d)

reforms would attract more workers