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Chapter 13 Test Review
Test Description: Chapter 13
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Compared to the south, the north had
A
Colder winters, shorter summers
B
Shorter winters,warmer summers
C
Warmer winters, longer summers
D
Wetter winters, drier summers
2) The wide, fertile, coastal plains of the south were ideal for
A
Growing cash crops
B
Building cotton mills
C
Establishing busy seaports
D
Developing a shipbuilding industry
3) What was the main effect of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin on the south?
A
Cotton exports fell sharply
B
Cotton became the South’s main crop
C
Cotton mills moved to the south
D
Cotton farmers no longer needed slaves
4) The Industrial Revolution began with a dramatic shift from
A
Handmade goods to machine made goods
B
Slave labor to immigrant labor
C
Steam power to electric power
D
Wool clothing to cotton clothing
5) Few mills and factories were built in the South because southerners
A
Put their money into land and slaves
B
Refused to pay wages to workers
C
Believed women should work at home
D
Did not buy manufactured goods
6) Which invention brought the Industrial Revolution to northern agriculture?
A
Eli Whitney’s cotton gin
B
Robert Fulton’s steamboat
C
Cyrus McCormick’s reaper
D
Elias Howe’s sewing machine
7) By 1850, the cheapest and fastest way to move goods in the north was by
A
Canal boat
B
Stagecoach
C
Railroad
D
River steamboat
8) Most goods in the south moved by
A
Road
B
Canal
C
River
D
Rail
9) The South’s political leaders were
A
Influential ministers
B
Successful businessmen
C
Well-educated lawyers
D
Wealthy planters
10) The North attracted more immigrants than the south because it offered
A
Cheaper labor for farming
B
More railroads and canals
C
More jobs in mills and factories
D
An economy based on slave labor
11) Which of the following was not shared by northerners and southerners
A
Fierce pride in their country
B
The same belief in slavery
C
The same language
D
Worshipped in the same kinds of churches
12) Which region of the country experienced four very distinct seasons?
A
West
B
South
C
North
D
East
13) Which of the following was a very important feature of the south?
A
Great plains
B
Large seaports
C
Broad, flat rivers
D
Frozen lakes and rivers
14) By 1850, how many slaves were there in the south?
A
1 million
B
500,000
C
2 million
D
3 million
15) Which failing American businessman memorized the design of English mills?
A
Robert Fulton
B
Cyrus McCormick
C
Eli whitney
D
Francis Cabot Lowell
16) Which canal provided an all water link between the Central Plains and East Coast cities?
A
Erie Canal
B
Mississippi Canal
C
Panama Canal
D
Clermont Canal
17) By 1860, the north had more miles of rail than the south by what ratio?
A
2 to 1
B
10 to 1
C
5 to 1
D
3 to 1
18) What jobs were available to free blacks in the south?
A
Servants
B
Craftspeople
C
All of the choices
D
Laborers
19) What caused most Irish immigrants to come to the United States?
A
Wealth and privilege
B
A potato famine
C
A failed revolution
D
Religious freedom
20) What was the main reason northerners and southerners developed different ways of life?
A
Religious views
B
Geography
C
Transportation
D
Rank in society
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