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Differences between the North and the South before the Civil War
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Which side relied on traveling by river as their main source of transportation?
North
South
2
Which side had more railroad tracks laid down and used trains more by the mid-1800s?
North
South
3
Which product was NOT invented during this time period?
telephone
sewing machine
steam engine
reaper
4
Which side's economy was based many on agriculture (producing crops and raising livestock)?
South
North
5
Some of the ways abolitionists fought against slavery mostly included
Singing, dancing, and writing poems
Writing books, public speaking, helping slaves escape
Murder, riots, and violence against slave owners
Fighting in Congress
6
Which was the most important southern product shipped to other places?
rum
corn
cotton
tobacco
7
Most African Americans in the North were...
landowners
free and treated as equal to whites
free but not treated as equal to whites
slaves
8
How would you describe the Industrial Revolution in America?
using big plantations to produce a large amount of crops
using machines to do work that used to be done by hand
using rivers to transport goods
using lumber to build more houses faster than before
9
What is an abolitionist?
Someone who wanted to ban slavery
A soldier during the Civil War
Someone who promoted slavery
A slave owner
10
What was the fugitive slave law?
Any slave that ran away would be killed
Any slave that ran away should be captured & tried in court
Any slave that ran away would be put in jail
Any slave that ran away had to be returned to their owner
11
How would you describe the line drawn during the Missouri Compromise?
North of the line- slaves; South of the line- no slaves
West of the line- no slaves; east of the line- slaves
West of the line- slaves; east of the line- no slaves
North of the line- no slaves; South of the line- slaves
12
Which invention changed the South's economy the most?
cotton gin
steam engine
car
factory
13
True or False: The majority of white families in the south owned slaves.
False
True
14
The South seceded (left the Union) after Lincoln's election because
Lincoln wouldn't let slavery extend west
Lincoln said he would ban slavery in the south
Lincoln said he would support slavery
Lincoln said he would NOT enforce the fugitive slave law
15
The justices in Dred Scott v. Sanford case decided that
Scott couldn't sue because he was property
Scott should be returned to his master's family but be free
Scott could sue because he was a citizen
Scott should be free since he stayed in a free state
16
Which side made money by quickly manufacturing products in factories?
North
South
17
The Kansas/Nebraska Act decided that
People should vote if those states were to be free or slave
All new states would be free
All new states would be slave
Congress would decide what each state would be
18
Which states enjoyed mild winters and long, hot humid summers?
Southern states
Northern states
19
Although the North & South differed greatly, what was the issue that divided them most?
slavery
transportation
economy
geography
20
The social structure in the south was made up of which of the following?
rich plantation owners, rich industrialists, and inventors
white farmers, slaves, and rich industrialists
rich industrialists, factory workers, and slaves
rich plantation owners, white farmers, and slaves
