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WorksheetsAssessment: Chapter 3 – Regional Development and Interaction
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
This factory was most likely located in which region of the United States?
the South
the North
the Southwest
the West
Which statement about regional development in the early to mid-1800s is accurate?
The South and the West cooperated economically and politically to develop industrially.
The South developed a successful mining industry and became economically independent of the North.
The North began to develop industrially; it became politically and economically independent of the South.
The north and South grew apart because of rapid industrialization in the north and heavy reliance on agriculture in the south
Which of the following were direct results of this invention? Select the two correct answers.
the growth of agriculture in the North
the expansion slavery in South
Introduction of the factory system in the west
the rapid growth of the factory system in the South
This invention had effects very similar to the effects of what other invention?
the canal system
the cotton gin
the telephone
the telegraph
How did this invention affect the growth of the United States during the early to mid-1800s?
It revolutionized river travel.
It enabled the removal of “snags”, opening new avenues of river travel
It made it easier for settlers to journey to the Oregon and New Mexico Territories.
All of the above.
Use the graph to answer the question. Which conclusion is best supported by the graph?
In the mid-1800s, most immigrants to the United States could not speak English.
In the mid-1800s, most immigrants to the United States came from Asia.
In the mid-1800s, most immigrants to the United States came from Ireland.
In the mid-1800s, most immigrants to the United States came from Italy.
Which of the following was a push factor that led to increased immigration to America in the mid-1800s?
the Homestead Act
the building of the transcontinental railroad
the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Irish potato famine
Which of the following was a pull factor that led to increased immigration to America in the mid-1800s?
political turmoil in California
The discovery of Gold
the Homestead Act
the distance traveled by railroad
Why did immigrants from China find themselves working in laundries and in mines?
Other jobs occupied by Chinese workers were banned.
Other jobs were limited
These jobs paid better than other forms of work.
Economic decline.
Use the excerpts to answer the question. This changed with his lowered status, for as a newcomer to the country among farmers of his own race, he was not permitted to eat in the front room, where the customers dined. Instead, he had to eat in the kitchen, which was behind three rooms, because the author said he was a newcomer and the class was distinctly divided into three rooms. The kitchen was dirty, the rooms poor, and most of the utensils were entirely landed. — from Recollections of a European Immigrant (1903)
Living conditions for most immigrants in American cities were dreadful
The kitchen utensils used in the United States are the same as in China.
The author claimed to see many successful immigrants.
Any yolk owner paid a high salary to all his employees.
Use the excerpt:
The ordinary laundry shop is generally divided into three rooms in front is the room where the customers are received behind that a bedroom and in the back the workshop, which is also the dining room and kitchen the stove and cooking utensils are the same as those of Americans from the recollections of a Chinese immigrant 1903 .
What can be inferred from the excerpt?
The author claimed to see many successful immigrants.
The author did not see himself as an American
Any yolk owner paid a high salary to all his employees.
The author did not have successful living conditions when he arrived.
