Southern Society & Codes
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Most southern whites were
What is Farmers
100
Besides the cotton gin, which of the following items did Eli Whitney also invent?
What is Interchangable parts
100
Irish immigrants generally were met with more hostility than some other immigrants because they
What is were members of the Roman Catholic church.
100
The spread of urbanization and a sharp rise in ________ caused problems in many northern cities.
What is Immigration
100
Which of the following was NOT a result of the invention of the cotton gin? A Cotton profits increased enormously. B Cotton growers used profits to build more textile mills. C Cotton production increases required more slaves. D Cotton plantations extended as far west as Texas.
What is B Cotton growers used profits to build more textile mills.
200
Slavery and cotton growing were closely linked because
What is cotton growing required a great deal of labor.
200
How did cotton production change in the years between 1790 and 1820?
What is Cotton production grew very quickly, so that it was ten times higher in 1820.
200
Members of a nativist group were nicknamed “Know Nothings” because they
What is replied “I know nothing” when asked about their group.
200
Advances in technology and many new ________ helped the growth of industry
What is Inventions
200
Why was 1808 an important year in the fight against slavery?
What is It became illegal to import enslaved Africans to the United States.
300
Free African Americans were NOT prevented by law from
What is holding low paying jobs.
300
The invention of the clipper ship was an improvement on previous ships because it could
What is Travel much faster
300
Many Germans immigrated to America during this period because
What is they had taken part in failed revolutions against harsh rulers.
300
Businesses could obtain raw materials and get goods to market more easily because of improvements in ________.
What is Transportation
300
opened a textile mill that combined spinning and weaving
What is Francis Cabot Lowell
400
By the 1850s, which of the following linked many towns with cities and factories and opened new markets for the northern economy?
What is railroads
400
Who might have complained that competition with the railroads would cause them to lose money?
What is Canal Investors
400
Which of the following opinions would a nativist be most likely to express? A “The knowledge gained from studying other cultures is valuable.” B “America belongs only to white Protestants born in the United States. C “Citizens of the United States should be proud of this country’s history of welcoming immigrants.” D “We should seek to promote equal opportunity for all people.”
What is B “America belongs only to white Protestants born in the United States.
400
Free African Americans in the North often faced ________ and were denied many rights.
What is Discrimination
400
proposed Missouri Compromise
What is Henry Clay
500
The primary purpose of the slave codes was to
What is Control every aspect of an enslaved person’s life.
500
James Watt is known as the “father” of which invention?
What is Steam Engine
500
What physical obstacle did many of the roads going from east to west have to overcome?
What is They had to cross the Appalachian Mountains.
500
Which of the following was NOT a reason for immigration to the United States during this period? A famine in foreign countries B revolution in foreign countries C cheap land in the United States D slavery in the United States
What is D slavery in the United States
500
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What is interchangeable parts
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