The American Journey © 2012

Chapter 13: North and South

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Who successfully built and operated the steamboat?
A)Elias Howe
B)Peter Cooper
C)Robert Fulton
D)Tom Thumb
2
A method of communication that used electric signals to transmit messages was the __________.
A)telegraph
B)reaper
C)fiber cable
D)underground railroad
3
Railroads helped farmers __________.
A)mark the boundaries of their land
B)travel to eastern cities
C)decide where to live
D)send their products to new markets
4
All of the following were typical of factory working conditions, EXCEPT __________.
A)long working hours
B)air-conditioning
C)dangerous conditions
D)low pay
5
In 1860 the nation's largest city was __________.
A)New York City, New York
B)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C)Boston, Massachusetts
D)Richmond, Virginia
6
The two largest immigrant groups from 1840 to 1860 were the __________.
A)Irish and Germans
B)English and Irish
C)Germans and Italians
D)Scots and Irish
7
The Upper South was made up of __________.
A)Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
B)North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
C)Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
D)North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
8
The cotton gin was invented by __________.
A)Cyrus McCormick
B)Elias Howe
C)John Deere
D)Eli Whitney
9
Slave codes were __________.
A)laws in Southern states to control enslaved people
B)secret communications between enslaved people
C)maps of the Underground Railroad routes
D)religious folk songs with hidden messages
10
Most enslaved people who managed to escape to the North were from the ______.
A)Middle Passage
B)Deep South
C)Upper South
D)Northwest Territory
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