Lesson 1: Speedback Assignment -
History from 1877
Why was the South so dependent on cotton?
There was no way to build factories in the South.
Farmers made a lot of money growing cotton.
The North did not allow the
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Lesson 1: Speedback Assignment -
History from 1877
Why was the South so dependent on cotton?
There was no way to build factories in the South.
Farmers made a lot of money growing cotton.
The North did not allow the South to grow anything else.
Cotton was the only crop that would grow in the South.
Score: 1 of 1 - ✔✔Farmers made a lot of money growing cotton.
Which of the following was not a difference between the North and the South?
The North moved toward an urban society.
The South was an agricultural based economy.
The South welcomed new industry.
The North welcomed modernization. - ✔✔The South welcomed new industry.
Why did some Northerners oppose the abolitionist movement?
Some Northerners made money from Southern cotton.
All Northerners wanted slavery to be legal in the North.
Most Northerners owned slaves.
All Northerners accepted slavery as a necessary evil. - ✔✔Some Northerners made money from
Southern cotton.
Which abolitionist founded the Boston antislavery newspaper the Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
Sojourner Truth
Samuel Cornish
Preston Brooks - ✔✔William Lloyd Garrison
Which individuals were all abolitionists?
Samuel Cornish, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Stephen Douglas
Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, Maria Stewart
Preston Brooks, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Maria Stewart
William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Preston Brooks, Sojourner Truth - ✔✔Frederick
Douglass, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, Maria Stewart
What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin have on America?
The book convinced a large group of Northerners that slavery was wrong.
Northerners and Southerners felt it was a harsh attack on the South.
The book angered slaves and they began to revolt.
Northerners and Southerners enjoyed the fictitious story about a slave's life. - ✔✔The book
convinced a large group of Northerners that slavery was wrong.
What policy was passed to help former slaves after the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
black codes
Freedmen's Bureau
slave codes - ✔✔Freedmen's Bureau
Why was the Civil War considered a turning point in American history?
Factories could now be built in the South.
The South was able to stay separated from the Union.
Many lives were lost and blacks received some basic rights.
All blacks became free from discrimination. - ✔✔Many lives were lost and blacks received
some basic rights.
What is the difference between nationalism and sectionalism?
Nationalism is loyalty to a state or section and sectionalism is loyalty to a country.
Nationalism is pride in one's country and sectionalism is loyalty to a part of the country.
Sectionalism is loyalty to a governor and nationalism is pride in the president.
Sectionalism is pride in state government and nationalism is loyalty in national government -
✔✔Nationalism is pride in one's country and sectionalism is loyalty to a part of the country.
Why did the South not support the newly formed Republican Party?
The Republican Party opposed slavery and wanted it to be abolished.
The Republican Party opposed the cotton industry in the South.
The Republican Party supported the Compromise of 1850 and the Dred Scott decision.
The Republican Party supported the Northern philosophy of industrialization. - ✔✔The
Republican Party opposed slavery and wanted it to be abolished.
What is a cash crop?
any crop that is sold for money
a worker on a cotton plantation
a type of vegetable that is only grown in the South
a type of currency that farmers used to buy tools - ✔✔any crop that is sold for money
Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War?
the invention of the cotton gin
the sectional division between the North and the South
the attack of Fort Sumter
different political and moral issues on slavery - ✔✔the invention of the cotton gin
Which invention allowed for factories to be built anywhere?
steam engine
telegraph
locomotive
spinning jenny - ✔✔Which invention allow
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