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Servidio SS Chap 13
Servidio Review for Chapter 13 MC/CR Test
Question | Answer |
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Who invented the sewing machine? | Elias Howe |
Who invented the lightweight steel plow? | John Deere |
Who invented the mechanical reaper? | Cyrus McCormick |
Who invented the telegraph? | Samuel FB Morse |
Who invented interchangeable parts? | Eli Whitney |
Who invented a steam powered locomotive? | An English family |
Who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
What was the purpose of the sewing machine? | To increase clothing production |
What was the purpose of the lightweight steel plow? | To turn the famers soil quickly |
What was the purpose of the reaper? | To cut the grain and wheat quickly |
What was the purpose of the telegraph? | To communicate faster |
What was the purpose of interchangeable parts? | To replace the broken items without making a complete new one |
What was the purpose of the cotton gin? | To remove the seeds from the cotton fibers |
What was the purpose of the locomotive? | To travel and transport goods faster |
How did the Northern inventions affect the Northern economy? | It made their economy increase |
How did the Northern inventions affect the Southern economy? | The South bought the Northern goods |
Describe the conditions in the factories? | Long days 4 am to 7:30 pm, accidents common, harsh managers |
Why did the factory owners treat their employees harshly? | They were replaceable |
What three topics did unions fight for? | Shorter work day, higher wages and safer working conditions |
Define strike | When employees refuse to work |
Which two countries did the immigrants come from during the 1820’s? | Ireland and Germany |
Why did the Germans come to America? | To escape revolutions and make a better life for themselves |
Why did the Irish come to America? | To escape the potato famine and make a better life for themselves |
Who were nativists? | People in the United States who hated / disliked immigrants |
What was the Know-Nothing Party? | A political party hat did not want immigrants coming to the United States |
Why did so many Americans dislike immigrants? | They felt immigrants caused crime and stole American jobs |
Complete the sentence: As cotton production increased | So did slavery |
Who were the cottonocracy? | A plantation owner that owned fifty or more slaves |
Who were the planters? | A plantation owner that owned at least twenty slaves |
What was the purpose of the slave codes? | To prevent the slaves from running away |
What were four slave code laws? | Slaves could not learn to read and write, could not own a gun, gather in groups of three or more, or leave the plantation without written permission from the slave owner |
How did slaves keep their spirits up? | They sang songs, told folk stories, became Catholics, and tried to stay with their extended families |
Define abolitionist | A person who wanted to abolish, get rid of, slavery |
Identify one famous abolitionist? | Harriet Tubman |
Who was the Conductor of the Underground Railroad? | Harriet Tubman |
What was the Underground Railroad? | A set of hidden spots and homes to help slaves escape to the North |