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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
Wetter winters, drier summers
B
Colder winters, shorter summers
C
Shorter winters,warmer summers
D
Warmer winters, longer summers
2) The wide, fertile, coastal plains of the south were ideal for
A
Developing a shipbuilding industry
B
Establishing busy seaports
C
Building cotton mills
D
Growing cash crops
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
Wool clothing to cotton clothing
D
Steam power to electric power
5) Few mills and factories were built in the South because southerners
A
Believed women should work at home
B
Did not buy manufactured goods
C
Put their money into land and slaves
D
Refused to pay wages to workers
6) Which invention brought the Industrial Revolution to northern agriculture?
A
Robert Fulton’s steamboat
B
Cyrus McCormick’s reaper
C
Eli Whitney’s cotton gin
D
Elias Howe’s sewing machine
7) By 1850, the cheapest and fastest way to move goods in the north was by
A
River steamboat
B
Stagecoach
C
Canal boat
D
Railroad
8) Most goods in the south moved by
A
Road
B
River
C
Canal
D
Rail
9) The South’s political leaders were
A
Well-educated lawyers
B
Influential ministers
C
Wealthy planters
D
Successful businessmen
10) The North attracted more immigrants than the south because it offered
A
More jobs in mills and factories
B
Cheaper labor for farming
C
An economy based on slave labor
D
More railroads and canals
11) Which of the following was not shared by northerners and southerners
A
The same belief in slavery
B
Worshipped in the same kinds of churches
C
The same language
D
Fierce pride in their country
12) Which region of the country experienced four very distinct seasons?
A
West
B
East
C
North
D
South
13) Which of the following was a very important feature of the south?
A
Frozen lakes and rivers
B
Great plains
C
Broad, flat rivers
D
Large seaports
14) By 1850, how many slaves were there in the south?
A
3 million
B
1 million
C
2 million
D
500,000
15) Which failing American businessman memorized the design of English mills?
A
Cyrus McCormick
B
Eli whitney
C
Francis Cabot Lowell
D
Robert Fulton
16) Which canal provided an all water link between the Central Plains and East Coast cities?
A
Panama Canal
B
Erie Canal
C
Mississippi Canal
D
Clermont Canal
17) By 1860, the north had more miles of rail than the south by what ratio?
A
3 to 1
B
10 to 1
C
2 to 1
D
5 to 1
18) What jobs were available to free blacks in the south?
A
Servants
B
All of the choices
C
Laborers
D
Craftspeople
19) What caused most Irish immigrants to come to the United States?
A
Wealth and privilege
B
A potato famine
C
Religious freedom
D
A failed revolution
20) What was the main reason northerners and southerners developed different ways of life?
A
Rank in society
B
Geography
C
Religious views
D
Transportation
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