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Mr.Reel's ch 11 test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trade and sale of African American slaves within the United States. | Transamerica slave trade |
| A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. It also stated that future states above the 36th parallel would become free states. | Missouri Compromise |
| Strict laws passed to restrict Slave’s Rights and prevent slave rebellions. | Slave Codes |
| Slave rebellion where a group of 70 slaves rebelled and killed 55 whites. | Turner’s Rebellion |
| Loyalty to the interests of your own region or section of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole. | Sectionalism |
| A Machine invented by Eli Whitney that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers. | Cotton Gin |
| Inventor of the telegraph which allowed people to send messages long distances. | Samuel F.B. Morse |
| Inventor of the steam boat which allowed for quicker transportation of people and good on water. | Robert Fulton |
| A part that is exactly like another part and allows the operator to easily repair equipment. | Interchangeable parts |
| A time in American history when machines began replacing hand tools. | Industrial Revolution |
| During this time period we have studied, what kind of jobs began to replace farming as the main form of occupation? | Manufacturing |
| Steel plows were better than iron plows in what ways | It was stronger and lighter than cast iron plows. |
| What were the four effects of the cotton gin? | – Expansion of cotton farms – Increase in cotton production = increase exports = more money – Removal of Native Americans to clear land for cotton – More cotton plantations = more slave labor needed |
| What resulted in the creation of the Transamerica slave trade? | Outlawing of the Transatlantic Slave trade and the expansion of cotton plantations. |
| Name the two types of African Americans in the South? | Free and Enslaved |
| What were the effects of sectionalism on American unity and politics during this time period? | American’s unity was divided and politics became an “us against them mentality”. |
| This African American slave led a rebellion of slaves that killed several whites and sparked fear and retaliation in the south against African Americans. | Nat Turner |
| During this time period what percentage of Southern whites owned slaves. | 33% |
| Listed in your notes, what 7 things could slaves not do? | – leave home without a pass – Carry weapons – Gather in groups without permission – Legally marry – Defend themselves against white people’ – Speak in court – learn to read or write |
| Essay: What was the Missouri Compromise and was it created? | See notes and Missouri Compromise graphic organizer |
| Essay: What were 3 of the effects of the cotton gin? Explain each effect. | See notes |
| What were some of the results from new advancements in farming technology? | b. More food was able to be produced, which lead to healthier people and more food to sell. Because people were healthier the population of the US began to rise. |