How did the cotton gin affect the price and demand for cotton?

Price decreased, demand increased

How did the cotton gin impact the South?

Made cotton production faster, increasing supply and lowering price

Which best describes the North?

Many residents eventually opposed slavery

What was a significant difference in the economic activities of the North and the South during this period?

North - manufacturing; South - farming

Who was Samuel Slater and what role did he have in the development of the cotton industry in America?

British mill employee who memorized and replicated the spinning machine

Why did many Southerners turn their attention to growing cotton?

High demand from factories in the North and Great Britain

What contributed to the rapid urbanization of the United States by 1850?

Growth of cities due to factory jobs

How did British manufacturers initially attempt to keep the spinning machines a secret?

Disguising themselves as farm hands

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1
How did the cotton gin affect the price and demand for cotton?
Price decreased, demand increased
Price increased, demand remained the same
Price increased, demand decreased
Price decreased, demand decreased
2
If supply increases, the price will go
down
up
stay the same
3
How did the cotton gin impact the South?
Increased the price of cotton
Made cotton production faster, increasing supply and lowering price
Decreased demand for cotton
No significant impact on the Southern economy
4
What technological advancement in cloth manufacturing had a significant impact on the cotton industry in Great Britain?
Power loom
Dyeing process
Hand-weaving techniques
Steam engines in mills
5
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Samuel Slater
Eli Whitney
Peter Cooper
Francis Lowell
6
Which best describes the North?
Needed enslaved workers for economic success
Many residents eventually opposed slavery
Was the center of the US slave trade
Banned all forms of slavery
7
What machine is being used in this picture?
Steam engine
Spinning machine
Locomotive
Cotton gin
8
What was a significant difference in the economic activities of the North and the South during this period?
North - farming; South - manufacturing
Both equally embraced manufacturing and farming.
Both were primarily agricultural
North - manufacturing; South - farming
9
Which correctly describes the South?
Mostly rural
All large plantations
Imported cotton from all over the world
Connected to the West by railroads
10
If demand increases, the price will go
down
stay the same
up
11
What was the drawback of this vessel?
It could not travel upstream
It could not carry large loads
It tended to explode
It was expensive to build
12
Which invention changed the way Americans traveled on land and water?
Railcar
Turnpike
Steam engine
Paddle wheel
13
This is an image of...
a growing Ohio railroad town
a Louisiana Plantation
a Northern city
a small Southern farm
14
What practice involved owning people, making them to work for no pay, starting in the 1600s?
Slavery
Mercantilism
Indentured servitude
Feudalism
15
This is an image of a
University
Rural town
Plantation
Mill town
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Who was Samuel Slater and what role did he have in the development of the cotton industry in America?
American farmer who improved cotton farming techniques
American merchant who invested in cotton plantations
British mill employee who memorized and replicated the spinning machine
British inventor who created the spinning machine
17
If supply decreases, the price will go
stay the same
up
down
18
What issue separated people in the North and the South?
Slavery
Land Use
Religion
Voting
19
Why did many Southerners turn their attention to growing cotton?
High demand from factories in the North and Great Britain
Cotton production was supported by the Northern government
Cotton was easy to cultivate in the South
Southerners believed it would make them urban
20
What contributed to the rapid urbanization of the United States by 1850?
Growth of cities due to factory jobs
Decline of manufacturing industries
Expansion of agricultural practices
Migration of people to rural areas
21
How did British manufacturers initially attempt to keep the spinning machines a secret?
Disguising themselves as farm hands
Placing advertisements in American newspapers
Patenting a technology
Restricting access to mills
22
What advantage did railroads have over stagecoaches?
They were less dangerous
They could go anywhere
They were faster
They made more stops
23
If demand decreases the price will go
up
stay the same
down

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