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lms 8 history
unit 6 - society and culture before the civil war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what was the main crop grown in the south in the 1860's | cotton |
| how did jailing debtors hurt their chances for repaying their debt | they were unable to work or repay the debt they owed |
| how did fredrick douglas help the abolitionist movement | by lecturing about slavery |
| what invention caused the rise in cotton production | the cotton gin |
| why did the south have fewer industries than the north | with the money the investors bought more land and slaves to increase their profits |
| the quakers believed what that set them apart from other religions in the colonies | that all people are equal |
| why is the seneca falls convention important | it is where women publicly demanded equal rights |
| what did many american artists of the mid 1800's seek to convey in their artwork | appreciation of american people and landscapes |
| how did the headright system effect slavery | it expanded slavery by encouraging more people to buy more slaves in order to gain more land |
| why did the women's movement use the declaration of independence in the declaration of sentiments and resolutions | to show that the rights men fought for are the same that women are fighting for |
| the industrial revolution in the US led to the formation of labor unions, hazardous living conditions in growing cities, but did not do this for free african americans | increased the employment opportunities |
| how did the spinning jenny increase thread production | because it was built to spin more than one spool of thread at a time |
| many of the children of the middle of the nineteenth century did what during the day | worked in factories or fields |
| the lowell mills were located along what for power | a river to power the mill |
| why did many german and irish immigrants come to america | they came for economic opportunities |
| native americans slaves were replaced with african slaves due to the belief that | they were less likely to die from european diseases |
| why did quakers and other religious leaders in the north oppose slavery | they believed that it was a sin to own another person |
| what is suffrage | the right to vote |
| the nativist wanted america to be | a white american world without any immigrants |
| the majority of the south was made up of | small farmers |
| the hudson river school of art valued what | vivid landscapes in the northeast |
| thomas hooker acted on his want for a colony with strict limits on government by | settling the town of hartford and establishing representative government |
| the temperance movement wanted to | prevent the abuse of alcohol |
| horace mann contributed to the reform in education by | applying pressure to the state legislature to provide money for new schools and increase teacher pay |
| why did the irish immigrate to the united states in the nineteenth century | the potato famine, to escape starvation |
| what was the main purpose of the underground railroad | to bring slaves to the north where slavery had been abolished |
| why did horace mann want to reform the american education system | it would help people become better christians |
| how was william penns colony of pennsylvania different from other colonies | because the colonists treated the american indians there with respect |
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