North and South

By 1860's, where were most of the country's goods manufactured?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Midwest

• Southeast

Why were textile mills commonly built near rivers?

• Rivers provided power to operate the mills

• Textile mills were built near population centers

• Rivers provided employees transportation to work

• Textile mills could transport finished goods on rivers.

By the 1850's which of these was the most effcient way to move goods in the North?

• Railroad

• Steamboat

• Canal Boat

• Stagecoach

What farming innovation did John Deere invent in 1837?

• Morse code

• clipper ship

• steel-tipped plow

• Steam powered tractor

This invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with industrial growth and fast paced travel.

• mechanical reaper

• railroads

• steam engine

• telegraph

What did factory and mill workers do to improve their working conditions?

• Created employee-owned factories

• Created Public Schools

• Formed trade unions

• Survived famines

What was life like for free African-Americans living in the North?

• They had special privileges

• They were not treated equal to other free citizens

• They were encouraged to move to the South

• They were treated the same as other free citizens

What problem did women face in the workplace?

• Discrimination

• Famine

• Illiteracy

• Promotion

Which of these is one reason that immigrants to the U.S. often settled in the North?

• It offered free land to farm on

• They were attracted by the railroad system and the transportation it provided

• They were attracted to the climate because it reminded them of their homeland

• It offered plenty of job opportunities in Mills and Factories

What were the people called who were opposed to immigration?

• anti-aliens

• nativists

• overseers

• yeomen