7th Grade History Pre Civil War Test

Who bought the Tredegar Iron Works in Virginia in 1848, making it the most productive iron works in the nation?

Which inventor made significant improvements to Elias Howe's sewing machine, leading to its widespread adoption?

Robert Fulton tested this in 1807, increasing opportunities for trade and transportation.

Who is credited with the invention of the telegraph and the development of Morse code?

federal court case that reinforced the federal government's authority to regulate trade between states

What term refers to the passing down of stories, poems, and songs by word of mouth?

What were stories with a moral, often passed down orally within communities, called?

francis Cabot Lowell introduced this system, based on water-powered textile mills hiring young, unmarried women

What president granted a ten-hour workday for many federal employees in 1840?

Who introduced the Lowell System in the United States

What were the laborers hired to watch and direct slaves called?

A period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid 1700s

What uprising, occurred in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831?

What term refers to owners of small farms who usually did not have slaves?

Who tested the first full-sized commercial steamboat in 1807?

What were the young, unmarried women who worked in the Lowell mills known as?

What conflict arose over waterway rights due to the increased use of steamboats on rivers?

What were the folk songs that mixed African and European music, often with religious themes, called?

What legal victory reinforced federal government authority to regulate trade between states?

Identical parts of a machine that can be easily replaced or interchanged, saving production time.

groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions for workers.

Who built the small locomotive called the Tom Thumb, which showcased the potential of railroads?

what was the name of what Peter Cooper built, showcasing the potential of railroads.

 What significant improvement made to plows did John Deere add to farm equipment?

Who invented the mechanical reaper, revolutionizing agriculture with his new harvesting machine?

What term refers to groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions?

Eli Whitney came up with this idea, which sped up mass production and allowed for the production of identical goods.

Millworker who advocated for better working conditions and founded the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association in 1844.