Unit 9 Lesson 1 - Differences between North and South

Mass production means to

(a)  

• Make things in large quantities
• Make things smaller
• To produce cash crops
• To get rid of slavery

How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution?

• People bought more handmade goods than before

• People bought factory made items and worked outside the home

• People worked mostly on farms

• People made a lot of money making home made products

Which of the following increased immigration in the United States during the Industrial Revolution?

• the war between France and England

• the invention of the cotton gin

• the Monroe Doctrine

• factories offered jobs to incoming immigrants

Slavery was impacted by the industrial revolution by . . .

• as the demand for cotton lessened the number of slaves decreased

• the North refused to buy cotton from the south because of slavery

• as the demand for cotton increased the number of slaves increased

• slavery was not impacted by the industrial revolution

What is one reason a factory owner would hire a woman instead of a man?

• woman work harder

• woman had more experience than men

• factory owners could pay women less money

• women can do more difficult tasks

What was a lasting impact of Eli Whitney's cotton gin? 

• the increase of the price of cotton

• increase of slavery in the south

• factories closed in the northern states

• plantations became illegal in the south

Which section relied on manufacturing and the factory system?

(a)  

• The North
• The South
• The East
• The West

Which section of the United States relied heavily on enslaved labor?

(a)  

• The North
• The South
• The East
• The West

Different goals and interests of different parts of the country is known as _____.

As the Northern economy became more industrialized, all of the following began to occur except -

• Many immigrants traveled North to work in the factories

• new railroads and canals were built to transport goods

• many Northern businesses purchased slaves to work in their factories

• many schools and colleges were built to help educate the population