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North and South

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mass production of cloth started in the U.S. in the 1800s.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What was the language of the telegraph?

a)

Lettered Words

b)

Number Codes

c)

Beeps

d)

Morse Code

3.

What was the most influential way of transportation for goods and people in the early 1800s for the North?

a)

Railroads

b)

Horse Buggys

c)

Canals

d)

Ocean Rivers

4.

John Deere's steel-tipped plow helped to cut through the hard-packed prairie sod.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

The amount of hours children were to work in factories in the North was...

a)

5 to 7 hours

b)

8 to 9 hours

c)

10 to 11 hours

d)

12 or more hours

6.

The two main immigrated countries were Germany and Ireland.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

When was it legal to strike in factories?

a)

1832

b)

1842

c)

1860

d)

Never

8.

The three cities that profited by waterways were Richmond, Cincinnati, and Louisville.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What was the main crop in the South in the 1850s?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Beans

10.

The Deep South held the domestic slave trade, the source of trading all slaves in the U.S.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

The Southern Industry developed much faster than the Northern Industry.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What was the most efficient Southern transportation?

a)

Railways

b)

Canals

c)

Roads

d)

Rivers and coasts

13.

The most white people in the South

a)

Tenant Farmers

b)

Plantation Owners

c)

Yeomen

d)

Slaves and servants

14.

The slaves followed traditional beliefs, including Christian praying and what?

a)

Spirituals

b)

Fighting

c)

Special Gatherings

d)

Field Hollers

15.

Slave Codes were strict laws for slaves, saying what they can and can't do.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Free African Americans had their own communities in Southern cities.

a)

True

b)

False