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North vs. South

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What made it easier for the South to have an economy based on agriculture than the North?

a)

All of the above

b)

The South has longer growing seasons

c)

The South had a much warmer climate with soil good for growing things

d)

The North has shorter growing seasons

2.

Pick all options that are true about climate in the North.

a)

The North has 4 different seasons

b)

On average the North was much colder than the South

c)

On average the North was much hotter than the South

d)

The North had longer growing seasons than the South

3.

Did the North or the South have a higher population?

a)

NORTH, there were very populated cities

b)

SOUTH, there were many enslaved people that worked in the South

4.

What made the North more likely to have an industrial economy? Choose ALL that apply:

a)

The North had natural resources like wood from trees and things to mine

b)

The North wasn’t as good for agriculture because of the climate

c)

The people in the North were smarter than the people in the South

d)

They used time travel

5.

The majority of people who wanted to get rid of slavery were from (a)   .

6.

The churches in the North said that slavery was wrong. What do you think churches in the South said?

a)

That it was okay

b)

That it was also wrong

c)

That they didn’t care

7.

Who was at the bottom of the social classes in the South?

a)

Enslaved people

b)

The wealthy elite

c)

Farmers

d)

Taylor Swift

8.

There was more cotton production as the population of enslaved people in the (a)   increased.

9.

Pick ALL the reasons that someone would want to leave the NORTH

a)

There were many crowded and dirty cities in the North

b)

Sickness spread easily because of crowded areas

c)

It got very cold in the North

d)

They had an industrial economy

10.

Pick All of the reasons someone would want to leave the South:

a)

Slavery and unfair social classes

b)

There weren’t many public schools in the South

c)

The South had good farm land

d)

Wealthy people had most of the control over the economy

11.

Would you rather live in the North or the South in the 19th century (1800’s)?

a)

South

b)

North

12.

Do you feel that you learned something and that the quiz answered the main questions?

a)

Yes!

b)

Somewhat

c)

No

13.

Where did most manufactured goods come from in the United States?

a)

North

b)

South

14.

Where did raw materials from crops come from in the United States?

a)

North

b)

South