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