Question 1

Compared to the South, the North had

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colder winters, shorter summers.

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shorter winters, warmer summers.

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warmer winters, longer summers.

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wetter winters, drier summers.

Question 2

The wide, fertile, coastal plains of the South were ideal for

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growing cash crops.

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building cotton mills.

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developing a shipbuilding industry.

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establishing busy seaports.

Question 3

What was the main effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin on the South?

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Cotton became the South's main crop.

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Cotton mills moved to the South.

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Cotton farmers no longer needed slaves.

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Cotton exports to Europe fell sharply.

Question 4

The Industrial Revolution began with a dramatic shift from

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handmade to machine-made goods.

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steam power to electric power.

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slave labor to immigrant labor.

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wool clothing to cotton clothing.

Question 5

Few mills and factories were built in the South because southerners

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put their money into land and slaves.

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believed women should work at home.

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refused to pay wages to workers.

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did not buy manufactured goods.

Question 6

Which invention brought the Industrial Revolution to northern agriculture?

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Cyrus McCormick's reaper

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Elias Howe's sewing machine

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Eli Whitney's cotton gin

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Robert Fulton's steamboat

Question 7

By 1850, the cheapest and fastest way to move goods in the North was by

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railroad.

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canal boat.

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stagecoach.

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river steamboat.

Question 8

Most goods in the South moved by

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river.

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road.

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rail.

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canal.

Question 9

The South's political leaders were

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wealthy planters.

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successful businesspeople.

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influential ministers.

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well-educated lawyers.

Question 10

The North attracted more immigrants than the South because it offered

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more jobs in mills and factories.

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more railroads and canals.

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cheaper land for farming.

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an economy built on slave labor.

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