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Student designed questions

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the great train wreck of 1856 occur

a)

July 17, 1856

b)

August 14, 1856

c)

January 15, 1856

d)

May 18, 1856

2.

True or false: the first American steam-powered locomotive called The Tom Thumb lost a race to a horse-drawn train because his engine failed

a)

True

b)

False

3.

who invented the reaper

a)

John Deere

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Peter Cooper

4.

True or False: During this time in 1860 child labor laws were not a thing

a)

True

b)

false

5.

which one of these helped the north grow

a)

nativists

b)

immigration

c)

slavery

d)

The conditions in factories

6.

Why were factories so popular in the north

a)

because child labor

b)

because people wanted more buildings places

c)

it made goods fast

d)

Because it injured lots of people

7.

What was the cheif crop in the south

a)

tobacco

b)

wheat

c)

corn

d)

cotton

8.

True or false:In 1860 the deep and upper south remained agricultrual

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Who invented the cotton gin

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

George Washington

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Macon B.Allen

10.

which one of these white groups rented their land

a)

yeomen

b)

Tenant farmers

c)

rural poor

d)

overseer

11.

True or False: The yeomen Owned lots of slaves

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is one thing the slave codes didnt restrict

a)

Marraiage between slaves

b)

Being able to split up a slave family

c)

Prevent a slave rebellion

d)

Prevent them from running away