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Unit 4 Chapter 1 Study Guide

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What issue separated people in the North and South?

a)

voting

b)

slavery

c)

religion

d)

land use

2.

Which details go in the South column? Select the two correct answers.

a)

mostly rural

b)

all large plantations

c)

connected to the West by railroads

d)

economy based on agriculture

e)

imported cotton from all over the world

3.

Which details go in the North column? Select the two correct answers.

a)

was the center of the U.S. slave trade

b)

banned all forms of slavery

c)

slavery mostly uncommon

d)

many residents eventually opposed slavery

e)

needed enslaved workers for economic success

4.

This is an image of a _______.

a)

mill town

b)

plantation

c)

university

d)

rural town

5.

What machine is being used in this picture?

a)

spinning machine

b)

steam engine

c)

locomotive

d)

cotton gin

6.

Who invented this machine?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Peter Cooper

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Francis Lowell

7.

What was a drawback of this vessel?

a)

It tended to explode.

b)

It was expensive to build.

c)

It could not travel upstream.

d)

It could not carry large loads.

8.

Which invention changed the way Americans traveled on land and water?

a)

railcar

b)

turnpike

c)

paddle wheel

d)

steam engine

9.

What advantage did railroads have over stagecoaches?

a)

They were faster.

b)

They made more stops.

c)

They could go anywhere.

d)

They were less dangerous.

10.

This is an image of ________.

a)

a Northern city

b)

a Louisiana plantation

c)

a small Southern farm

d)

a growing Ohio railroad town

11.

a large farm where cash crops are grown on behalf of the person who owns the land

a)

stagecoach

b)

plantation

c)

farm

d)

acre

12.

a system in which businesses operate with minimal government involvement

a)

factory

b)

cash crop

c)

plantation

d)

free enterprise

13.

a person or company that makes or grows goods for sale

a)

consumer

b)

owner

c)

business

d)

producer