6.5 Effects of Industrialization
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- Q1Which of the following best explains why slavery spread throughout the South? (8.12B)The thin, rocky soil of the region meant that farmers needed slaves to prepare the fields for farming.Sugar wouldn't grow as well in the southern colonies as cotton, so farmers relied on it as a cash crop.Slave labor was needed on the docks to build and repair the trading ships needed to ship raw materials.The cotton gin made the cleaning of cotton much quicker, thus increasing demand for slave labor.30s113.20.12.B
- Q2Slaves were seen as important to the success of plantations in the South because-- (8.12B)slaves were a relatively inexpensive and plentiful labor forceof the unique contributions of African culturethe railroad made manual labor obsoleteEuropean workers were particularly vulnerable to disease30s113.20.12.B
- Q3Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments? (8.12B)The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territoriesA reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern statesThe expansion of manufacturing into the western territoriesA reduction in trade with European countries30s113.20.12.B
- Q4Which of these best completes the diagram below? (8.12B)The demand for slaves increases in the South.More textile factories are established in the South.The number of European immigrants arriving at southern part cities increases.More tobacco and food crops are cultivated on southern plantations.30s113.20.12.B
- Q5Although the international slave trade was abolished in 1808, the labor intensive crops of the South nevertheless encouraged-- (8.12B)the expansion of slaveryManifest Destinythe restriction of slaverylaissez-faire economics30s113.20.12.B
- Q6How did the plantation system influence the economic development of the United States? (8.12B)It increased federal dependency on tariffs for revenue.It turned the South into a major producer of the cotton used in northern mills.It restricted agricultural expansion in the western territories.It prevented the development of industry in the Northeast.30s113.20.12.B
- Q7Which of the following would be the best title for the table below? (8.12B)Causes of the Civil WarNeed for the Abolition of slaveryEffects of Manifest DestinyReasons for the spread of slavery30s113.20.12.B
- Q8What was a major effect of the Northern states developing an economy based on manufacturing and trade? (8.12C)It led to the removal west of the Mississippi River of the Indians.Slaves were able to find decent paying jobs in the factories and mills.They were wealthier and more populous than the Southern states.Their economy depended upon the work of slaves on the plantations.30s113.20.12.C
- Q9The innovation in the image most affected the U.S. economy by-- (8.27A)making the South dependent on cotton cultivation and slaveryconvincing more Northerners to call for the abolition of slavery.allowing Eli Whitney to become the country's first millionaire.driving down the price of land used for agriculture in the South.30s113.20.27.A
- Q10How did this invention contribute to the expansion of the plantation system? (8.27A)By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cottonBy reducing the demand for raw cottonBy increasing the time needed to cultivate cottonBy increasing the profitability of slavery30s113.20.27.A
- Q11The quote below describes the effect that the ____________ had on the daily life of a slave. (8.28A)cotton ginsteamboatsewing machingsuffrage movement30s113.20.28.A
- Q12
What answer choice would best complete the diagram below? (8.28B)
Southern states began to free some of their slaves to allow them to work in the factories.
People moved from rural to urban areas to find economic opportunities.
Land west of the Mississippi River is opened to cash crop agriculture.
Government passed laws to encourage a mercantilism economy.
30s113.20.28.B - Q13
Which of the following quotes describes how industrialization changed life for U.S. women in the early 19th century? (8.28B)
"We have been given equal protection under the law as full citizens of the United States with suffrage rights."
"We have been forced to sell our slaves as a result of the influence of the abolitionist movement."
"I have left the family farm....to come to the city because father said we needed the money."
"I am now left in charge of the family farm as father has left to find work on other plantations."
30s113.20.28.B - Q14
What would be the best title for the table? (8.28B)
Effects of the Civil War
Results of the Industrial Revolution
Reasons for Manifest Destiny
Causes of Reconstruction
30s113.20.28.B - Q15
What was one result of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?
Job opportunities decreased.
The federal government prohibited immigration.
Sectional differences increased.
Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
30s113.20.28.B
