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AMERICAN HISTORY Pearson Topic 7: Society and Culture Before the Civil War (1820-1860)
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1
How did Frederick Douglass defy the laws on slavery?
He learned to read.
He escaped slavery.
2
Improved textile machinery lead to the start of the American industrial revolution.
False
True
3
In the North, what did immigrants and African Americans have in common?
They faced widespread discrimination.
They had no access to schools.
4
The Underground Railroad was an example of...
civil disobedience.
social reform.
5
What protected slaves from the worst forms of abuse?
Slave codes prohibited it.
Slaves were considered valuable property.
6
Abundant capital lead to the growth of towns and cities.
True
False
7
What is the MAIN reason that many German immigrants moved west soon after arriving in the United States?
They were seeking economic opportunities.
They disliked large cities.
They liked the french fries.
They had fled Germany to escape revolutions.
8
What was the main reason many business owners in the North opposed abolition?
They had invested in slave plantations.
They feared that free African Americans would organize strikes.
They depended on a steady supply of cotton from the South.
They relied on enslaved labor in their factories
9
Religious leaders in the North opposed slavery because they thought that it didn't reflect American values.
True
False
10
The earliest organized opposition to slavery was based on
political beliefs.
religious beliefs.
11
Underground Railroad
brought enslaved people to northern states where slavery had been abolished.
True
False
12
Quakers opposed slavery because they thought it was a sin.
True
False
13
What was the main reason that few girls were given a good education in the early 1880s?
People didn’t want women to compete with men for jobs.
It was too expensive.
People believed they didn’t need one.
14
One result of the invention of the cotton gin was
an increase in the demand for slave labor.
higher prices for cotton.
a decrease in the number of enslaved workers needed.
better-quality cotton.
15
Why were there fewer industries in the South than in the North in the mid-1800s? Choose the TWO correct answers.
People in the South with money bought farmland and enslaved workers.
The North refused to allow immigrants to move to southern areas.
The North had more natural resources for manufacturing.
Many people in the South lacked the money to buy manufactured products.
16
Interchangeable machine parts lead to the outlawing of child labor during the industrial revolution.
True
False
17
Which of the following occurred as the United States industrialized? Choose the TWO correct answers.
Factories were built in mild climates
People moved from the countryside to towns and cities for jobs.
Factory towns developed along rivers.
Immigrants were blocked from factory jobs.
18
Which was the main cause of the increase in the number and the size of cities in the USA?
rising birth rates
the spread of factories
19
The southern economy depended heavily on slave labor.
True
False
20
Which events occurred as a result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States? Choose the TWO correct answers.
The labor reform movement helped establish trade unions.
New immigrants were welcomed by all native-born Americans
The population grew and had more ethnic and religious diversity.
Many free African Americans became skilled workers.
21
How did Americans find ideas for new technology?
They purchased them from immigrants.
They looked to modern science.
22
Steam power, a free-market economy, and mass production led to a decrease in
the costs of goods.
False
True
23
According to Frederick Douglass,
Enslaved people’s work was never enough to satisfy a slaveholder.
False
True
24
Why did skilled workers have more success at forming unions than other workers?
They were harder to replace.
They were more respected.
They were supported by the government.
They did not threaten to strike.
