Unit 9: North v. South

How did the building of railroads and boats with steam engines during the Industrial Revolution effect the U.S.A.?

• It decreased unemployment.
• It made it easier for American's to travel and trade.
• It allowed the United States to expand their country westward.
• All are correct choices.

What were the working conditions like for the industrial working class during the Industrial Revolution?

• Hot, dirty, dusty, dangerous, and unhealthy. 12-16 hours a day, six days a week.
• Cool, clean, fresh, safe, and healthy. 8-10 hours a day, five days a week.
• Workers were protected under labor laws

These developments occurred as a result of increased--

• industrialization
• westward migration
• expansion of U.S. territory
• government regulation of business

All of the following were reasons why children were seen as best for labor EXCEPT:

• They were easier to control.
• They could fit into small spaces.
• They were better educated than adults.
• They were cheaper to pay.

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

• Cotton mills
• Seaports
• Cash crops
• Shipbuilding

Few mills and factories were built in the South because southerners:

• Did not buy manufactured goods
• Put their money into land and slaves
• Believed women should stay at home
• Refused to pay wages to workers

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

• Stagecoach
• Horse
• River
• Car

The South’s political leaders were:

• Presidents
• Business people
• Wealthy planters
• Influential ministers

The North attracted more immigrants than the South because it offered:

• Cheap land for farming
• Economy built on slave labor
• More railroad routes
• More jobs in industries

Most Southerners were known as:

• Plantations
• Agrarians
• Industrialists
• Immigrants