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WorksheetsTopic 7 Test: Society and Culture Before Civil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
The Industrial Revolution originated in
United States
Canada
China
Britain
What provided a boost to American industries?
War of 1812
Slavery
Revolutionary War
gold
The first factories were built in which region of the US?
Northeast
South
West
Midwest
How long were the shifts for the workers in the factories?
6 hours
8 hours
10 hours
12 hours
As more factories were built, what happened to the economy?
the economy grew
the economy shrank
the economy was not affected
Why did Britain want to keep its technological innovations, or new technologies, secret?
Britain did not want rival nations to copy their machines
Britain wanted to sell the machines
Britain planned to use the technology for war
Why were slaves needed in the Americas?
To produce cash crops
To trade for rum
To trade for weapons from England
None of these choices
As the cotton kingdom got bigger, what happened to the African American population?
slavery expanded
slavery shrank
slavery ended
Wealthy families who owned more than 50 enslaved workers were known as what?
Plain folk
Cottonocracy
Poor whites
The elite
About 75 percent of southern whites lived on small family farms. These people were known as
Plain folk
Cottonocracy
Poor whites
The elite
Slave owners justified slavery by saying......
African Americans could not take care of themselves.
African Americans would become violent if set free.
Slavery is in the bible, so it was acceptable
Who was Nat Turner?
The inventor of the cotton gin
The man who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
The man who led one of the bloodiest slave revolts
The man who introduced Christianity to the slaves
What religion did the slaves follow to help them cope with being slaves?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
slaves did not believe in God
What did states pass to limit what slaves could do such as traveling or learning to read?
slave laws
slave codes
slave restrictions
slave rules
What was Frederick Douglass's role in the abolitionist movement?
He was a powerful speaker and founded an antislavery paper.
He did little to help the abolitionist movement.
He personally ushered escaped slaves to Canada.
What purpose did the Underground Railroad serve?
It helped runaway slaves escape.
It served little purpose to the abolitionists and slaves.
The Underground Railroad was a newspaper.
This woman led slaves to safety on the Underground Railroad:
Jane Fonda
Oprah Winfrey
Harriet Tubman
Betsy Ross
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book about _________
Living in the woods
How great slavery was
How terrible slavery was
The Civil War
Who was the most outspoken white abolitionist?
The Grimke Sisters
William Lloyd Garrison
John Quincy Adams
Why did Northern mill owners, bankers, merchants and northern workers opposed abolition?
ending slavery would be a threat to their livelihood
they depended on the south for cotton
workers felt African Americans would take their job and work for low pay
Why did southerners strongly support slavery?
because the economy depended on it
because they feared slaves would turn violent if set free
they believed slaves could not take care of themselves if set free
What did southerners accuse abolitionists of doing?
helping slaves to read and write
helping slaves escape
preaching violence
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were best noted for their struggle to
prohibit the manufacture and
sale of alcohol
abolish slavery
secure the right of women to
vote
expose government corruption
A goal that was established at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was achieved in 1920 by the
creation of a free public
education system
passage of legislation to end
child labor
adoption of national woman’s
suffrage
ratification of an amendment
requiring national Prohibition
How did the Second Great Awakening change many Americans’ view of their actions?
They now believed that the love of God did not depend on their actions.
They believed that faith was more important than their actions.
They now felt that their actions could save them.
They believed that God predetermined their fates.
In what way did education in America change between 1800 and the 1850s?
Most states set up free elementary schools.
Teachers were required to pass a licensing exam.
Most northern states set up free elementary schools.
Most southern states set up free elementary schools for white children.
What is the idea that God decided in advance which people would attain salvation after death?
predestination
salvation
The Second Great Awakening
social reform
Who was the schoolteacher who helped educate the public about the poor living conditions of the mentally ill?
Samuel Gridley
Thomas Gallaudet
Dorthea Dix
George Catlin
Which state passed a law that required child laborers under age 15 to attend school at least three months of the year?
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Horace Mann believed that education would help citizens in what way?
Become better Christians
Become better workers
Become better mothers and fathers
Become better readers
Who opened Hartford School for the Deaf in Connecticut 1817?
Dorthea Dix
Horace Mann
Samuel Gridley Howe
Thomas Gallaudet
Who was Sojourner Truth?
a librarian
an abolitionist who convinced people to fight slavery
an artist
a teacher
