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Society and Culture before the Civil War
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1
How were cotton and slavery connected?
the size of cotton plantations increased
plantation owners used enslaved African Americans to work on plantations
the northern plantations were larger than the southern plantations
the northern textile industry created a high demand for cotton
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What problems resulted from the growth of cities?
poor sewers
dirty streets helped spread disease
wooden buildings created fire risks
lack of clean drinking water
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What religious movement contributed to reform?
The Great Textile
The Second Great Awakening
The Temperance Movement
Transcendentalism
4
Why was the Oregon Trail important in the mid-1800s?
only way to reach Oregon
used by army to move troops
used by settlers to move west
important trade route
5
Slave codes were laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied their basic rights.
True
False
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How did the Industrial Revolution lead to urbanization?
it created more jobs
it drew city workers to the countryside
it created fewer jobs
it drew agricultural workers to the cities
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What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton base her 'Declaration of Sentiments' on?
The Bill of Rights
the Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
The Constitution
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identical, machine-made parts for a tool or an instrument
interchangeable parts
capitalist
urbanization
factory system
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What were some ways that free African Americans in the South had their rights taken away?
they were discouraged from traveling
they could not attend public schools
they could not vote
they were excluded from most jobs
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the movement of population from farms to cities
urbanization
interchangeable parts
capitalist
factory system
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a person who invests in a business to make a profit
interchangeable parts
urbanization
factory system
capitalist
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The idea that the most important truths went beyond human reason, trying to live simply, exploring nature and man.
The Second Great Awakening
The Great Textile
The Temperance Movement
Transcendentalism
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How did the Industrial Revolution change working life?
it created the factory system
people, including children, worked for low wages
working conditions were difficult and dangerous
people, including children, worked long hours
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The idea to refrain from alcohol.
The Second Great Awakening
Transcendentalism
The Great Textile
The Temperance Movement
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In what ways were women’s civil and legal rights limited in 1820?
women couldn't attend university
married women couldn't own property or keep their own wages
women couldn't become doctors or lawyers
women couldn't vote
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What were some ways that abolitionists tried to end slavery?
gave anti-slavery speeches
encouraged enslaved people to rebel
published anti-slavery newspapers
helped enslaved people escape to freedom
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What was the Underground Railroad?
smuggled illegal goods between the North and South
subway system for major cities like NYC
network of safe places to help runaway slaves
rail system connecting cities in the North and South
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What ideas did the transcendentalist writers express?
simple living
civil disobedience
truth and individualism
beauty and goodness
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the method of producing goods that brought workers and machinery together in one place
interchangeable parts
urbanization
factory system
capitalist
