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Quiz on North and South History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the textbook, what kind of labor did the North have?

a)

Free

b)

Open

c)

Poor

d)

Slave

2.

According to the textbook, what kind of labor did the South have?

a)

Fake

b)

Slave

c)

Strong

d)

Free

3.

What is sectionalism?

a)

Attachment to local interests

b)

Attachment to country interests

4.

In the South, what was considered its 'cash' crop?

a)

Fruits

b)

Grain

c)

Vegetables

d)

Cotton

5.

What issues divided the North and South?

a)

Slavery

b)

Money

c)

A Giant Wall

d)

Packers vs Bears

6.

According to the textbook, what groups of new immigrants came to America as a result of new factories?

a)

Irish and German

b)

Inuit and Japanese

c)

Thai and British

d)

French and Mongolian

7.

Which industries were expanded on in the North?

a)

Fur trade

b)

Supermarkets

c)

Fishing

d)

Factories

8.

What conditions made it easy for the South to grow cotton?

a)

Warm Weather

b)

Floods

c)

Bug Infestations

d)

Rich Soil

9.

Why did the South begin to depend on slaves?

a)

The rise of Cotton Plantations

b)

Slavery was legal everywhere

c)

It was the only way to grow Cotton

d)

The North forced them to

10.

Why did most immigrants settle in the North?

a)

More jobs in factories

b)

Better farmland

c)

Fewer taxes

d)

They were not allowed in the South

11.

Which of the following best describes life in the North?

a)

Few big cities, but mostly farms

b)

Large cities with growing factories

c)

No industry, only farming

d)

Mostly plantations, and small villages

12.

What was the major difference in the way the North and South gained wealth?

a)

The North relied on farming while the South relied on factories

b)

The South relied on farming while the North relied on industry

c)

Both made money the same way

d)

The North disliked industry

13.

What type of work did enslaved people do in the South?

a)

Farming and plantation labor

b)

Factory work

c)

Government jobs

d)

Book writing

14.

What was the main way the North gained wealth?

a)

Factories and industry

b)

Fishing and Fur trade

c)

Farming and Agriculture

d)

Mining for gold

15.

What was the main way the South gained wealth?

a)

Farming and plantations

b)

Industry and Factories

c)

Manufacturing goods

d)

Gold mining

16.

What are some goods the factories in the North produced?

a)

Boots and Shoes

b)

Phones

c)

Iron

d)

Gold

17.

How did the factories in the North affect city growth?

a)

Cities grew as people came to the North to work in factories

b)

Cities grew as people found gold in the factories

c)

Cities grew as factories produced more bricks

d)

Factories did not impact city growth

18.

True or False: Northerners did not want slavery to spread to new territories in the West

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

True or False: The South believed that it was up to citizens whether or not they could own slaves

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

True or False: Slavery was the key issue that divided the North and the South

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE