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Preisinger History 7
Chapter 12 & 13 Test
Question | Answer |
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History 7 Chapter 12 & 13 Test Mr. Preisinger | |
John Deere invented this... | Steel Plow |
Machine that removes seeds from cotton... | Cotton Gin |
Wealthiest members of southern society... | Planters |
He created the water frame in 1769... | Richard Arkwright |
Unfair treatment of a group... | Discrimination |
Some wealthy white southerners attempted to use this to justify their position in society... | Religion |
System of hiring families that Samuel Slater started... | Rhode Island System |
Strict laws that controlled slaves... | Slave Codes |
Two nations that most immigrants came from in the mid-1800s... | Ireland & Germany |
Average workday at textile mills... | 12-14 hours |
What percent of white Southerners owned slaves? | 1/3 |
This group made up the largest number of white people in the South during the early 1800's... | Yeomen Farmers |
Souths most valued trade partner... | Great Britain |
Stories with a moral. Used to to teach how to survive slavery... | Folktales |
Employee refusal to work if demands are not met... | Strike |
He created the Cotton Gin... | Eli Whitney |
Identical machine parts... | Interchangeable parts |
Production of large number of identical goods... | Mass Production |
Owners of small farms in South... | Yeomen Farmers |
Emotional Christian songs... | Spirituals |
What country did the Industrial Revolution start? | Great Britain |
Skilled British mechanic, opened his first mill in 1793... | Samuel Slater |
This was the first important invention in the Industrial Revolution... | Water Frame |
Region from South Carolina to Texas... | Cotton Belt |
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION... | Choose one: The Rhode Island System or The Lowell System. Who worked there? How long were the work days? Describe the system you choose. (4 points) |
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION... | What was the Cotton Boom in the 1800's? Who started it? Describe the event. (4 points) |
How many miles of railroad in the U.S by 1860? | 30,000 |