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Chapter 13 guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who constructed the first mechanical reaper? | Cyrus McCormick |
| By 1860, the Midwest and the East were united by a network of | railroad tracks. |
| With other workers of the same skills, workers formed | trade unions. |
| Famine caused people from which country to immigrate to the United States? | Ireland |
| Arriving between 1820 and 1860, the second largest group of immigrants was from | Germany. |
| What was "king" and the main topic of conversation in the South? | cotton |
| A shortage of what would have devastating consequences for the South during the Civil War? | railroads |
| What large group of Southerners owned small farms of about 50 to 200 acres? | yeomen |
| Who watched over the enslaved household workers and tended to them when they became ill? | plantation wife |
| Most enslaved people on plantations worked as | field hands. |
| Land, labor, and capital are often called | factors of production. |
| Who led a group of enslaved African Americans in rebellion against their slaveholders in 1831? | Nat Turner |
| To put pressure on employers, workers staged | strikes. |
| Many immigrants from which country became servants and factory workers? | Ireland |
| What transformed the stagnant economy of the South into a prosperous, robust economy? | cotton |
| The largest group of whites in the South were | yeomen. |
| What group of Southerners measured their wealth partly by the number of enslaved people they controlled? | plantation owners |
| Enslaved people needed an extended family because they | could be sold. |
| What made it a crime to teach enslaved people to read or write? | slave codes |
| “What hath God wrought!” –May 24, 1844 The words of this famous quotation, the first message sent by telegraph, were transmitted by Samuel Morse from Washington, D.C. to _____. | Baltimore, Maryland |
| built first United States steam locomotive | Peter Cooper |
| transmitted first telegraph message | Samuel Morse |
| members of Know-Nothing Party | nativists |
| a form of loan | credit |
| enslaved African American who rebelled | Nat Turner |
| industry | the North's main income |
| cotton gin | increased cotton processing |
| the South's main income | agriculture |
| regular expenses | fixed costs |
| plantation manager | overseer |
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