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